2005 SLU Research Projects Safe and effective use of resources in sewage and waste suitable for developing and middle income countries. Research includes nutrient recycling, protein produced from waste by black soldier fly larvae or worms, or compost technologies.

The Environmental Engineering Group at the Department of Energy and Technology studies nutrient recycling systems from waste to high quality, nutrient-rich products with small risks of spreading diseases. Recycling systems for nutrient rich waste, such as human urine, faeces, food waste, urban manure, slaughterhouse waste, etc. are studied. Recycling products studied are e.g. protein produced from waste by black soldier fly larvae or worms and […]

2005 Research Projects of Skat Swiss organisation that collaborates with others on research programmes

Skat is Swiss organisation that collaborates with others on research programmes. Skat was a project partner in the WASHtech project which was funded by the European Union from 2011 to 2013 and was undertaken in partnership with IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, WaterAid, Cranfield University and partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda. Skat developed the main project outputs: the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) […]

2013 Research and Development Activities of pS-Eau To capitalise field experiences and research outcomes to support the sector research and improve practices in the field

As a network of people and organisations working for the development of WaSH services in developing countries, the pS-Eau capitalises field experiences and research outcomes to support the sector research and improve practices in the field. Its 3 background topics are sanitation (including wastewater management); water supply management in small centres and concerted local planning & integrated approach for urban services. Past actions produced different methodological […]

2007 KIT- ITAS Research Projects The research area

The research area "Sustainability and environment" of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) mainly focuses on analyses in key areas of environmental research like land use, energy systems, water supply and sewage disposal as well as the increase of productivity of raw materials, on the development of adjusted measures for coping with existing problems in these areas and the conditions for the […]

2005 EAWAG Research Projects Eawag is a world-leading, transdisciplinary working aquatic research institute. Fields of research in sanitation are excreta and wastewater management and strategic environmental sanitation planning.

Eawag is a world-leading aquatic research institute. Its research, which is driven by the needs of society, provides the basis for innovative approaches and technologies in the water sector. Through close collaboration with experts from industry, government and professional associations, Eawag plays an important bridging role between theory and practice, allowing new scientific insights to be rapidly implemented. Fields of research in sanitation are: - Excreta […]

2013 - 2020 Sanitation Water for All (SWA) Partnership reinvestment for improved global, regional and country engagement to support and strengthen the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership to take action towards achieving the WASH-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, including improving safely managed sanitation

SWA is a platform that provides a framework for partners to collaborate globally, regionally and nationally. It aims to increase the impact of available resources and strengthen mutual accountability among partners. It works on strengthening country-level planning; and policies that work for the poor The partnership is focused on three main outcomes— 1. Countries take action on the WASH-related SDGs by developing comprehensive and achievable strategies 2. Development effectiveness […]

2005 Research Projects at BOKU University The Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control of the Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment at BOKU in Austria is emphasising an integrated approach in a wide range of disciplines, e. g. sustainable water management.

The Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control of the Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment at BOKU is active in education, applied science and research for water quality management. The institute is emphasising an integrated approach. The research topics include a wide range of disciplines (e.g. water treatment technologies, sustainable water management, measurement and control, aquatic chemistry/microbiology, modelling, strategic planning methods). - Research projects […]

2005 Bauhaus University Weimar Research Projects The Department of Urban Mater Management and Sanitation deals with theoretical, experimental and applied problems in the field of wastewater technology, capacity building, resources economy and integrated sanitation.

The research activities of this department deal with theoretical, experimental and applied problems in the field of wastewater technology, capacity building, resources economy and integrated sanitation. The most important research activities are currently: Sanitation in extreme environments Planning and operation of wastewater treatment facilities and systems (energy analysis, improvement of company organisations, optimisation of processes and cleaning performance) Integrated sanitation systems based on material-flows and value added resource utilisation Example: […]

2014 - 2016 Execution arm for joint projects between the India Department of Biotechnology and the Foundation as part of Grand Challenges India Six projects executed by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Pradin Technologies, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Eram Scientific and Amrita University

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced winners of the 'Reinvent the Toilet Challenge: India' at the RTT fair. The six winners are: Eram Scientific Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Kerela in collaboration with University of South Florida: A field trial grant to test off-grid, self-sustained, modular, electronic toilet for houses and communities with solar energy for Indian weather, integrated with mixed waste processing unit. The project will couple […]

2011 - 2014 The Cambodia Sanitation Marketing Scale Up Project (SMSU) To achieve market-based sanitation solutions in rural Cambodia and support the dissemination and replication of the Sanitation Marketing approach into other countries.

This project is for the rapid scale up of Sanitation Marketing to move toward the Cambodian MDG of 30% rural sanitation coverage by 2015. During the project period, iDE catalyzed both supply and demand for the ‘Easy Latrine, facilitating the sale of more than 141,096 improved latrines to rural households reaching 663,151 people (based on 4.7 people per household).

2012 - 2015 Sesame Street Water: A multi-media water, sanitation and hygiene intervention for children and their caregivers in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria A multi-media project that promotes positive behaviors related to sanitation and hygiene among children ages 3 to 7 years and their caregivers in low-resource communities.

2012 - 2015 Partnering with Mission Convergence an Innovative Governance Reform Programme in Delhi, strengthening and expanding women-led empowerment strategies To improve the access of marginal and at risk communities, living in unauthorized and under-served settlements, to sanitation services through constructive engagement with government spearheaded by Women’s Forums in Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata.

The focus of the project has been to improve the access of marginal and at risk communities, living in unauthorized and under-served settlements, to sanitation services through constructive engagement with government spearheaded by Women’s Forums in Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata. Towards this end we are working at multiple levels to crystallize the demands of the community and using programmatic spaces and opportunities to partner with the […]

2013 - 2016 Improving consumer voices and accountability in the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Address demand and supply issues through the use of social accountability tools to identify barriers to effective implementation, increase the voice of consumers in the SBM implementation etc.

The project aims to improve the governance of SBM and include citizen voices in its implementation and monitoring by addressing both demand and supply side issues. On the demand side, the project visualizes enhancement of the voice and participation of citizens in the SBM. On the supply side, it aims to increase the capacity of all stakeholders to efficiently utilize the resources available to them.

2012 - 2018 Scaling up urban sanitation infrastructure and services in India (Sci-fi project) To support the development of government-funded programs and policies for scaling-up sanitation services in urban areas in India through evidenced-based research

Five research themes will be focused on in this project: 1. Urban governance in India with a focus on Water & Sanitation (WATSAN) structures 2. Policy research and analysis to support non-sewered sanitation adoption 3. Understanding economic, socio-cultural and gender issues in urban sanitation 4. Public accountability and finance issues in urban sanitation programmes 5. Non-conventional finance frameworks for sanitation

2012 - 2016 Support to AMCOW capacity to influence sanitation policy The project supports AMCOW (African Ministers’ Council on Water) capacity to be the primary source of guidance and information on sanitation and hygiene policy formulation and implementation for African countries, leading to improved sanitation services,

The project was set up to achieve the following tasks: Provide technical guidance and training to four fragile states – Burundi, Chad, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe - (the World Bank definition of ‘fragile situation’ is used to identify fragile states) to develop and adopt quality national sanitation and hygiene policies and plans with real potential for impact. The Country Status Overview reports and the AfricaSan Traffic […]

2009 - 2017 Measuring the benefits of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions for improving health and child development (WASH Benefits) The study includes two randomized trials in two rural communities in Bangladesh and Kenya. It will measure the effect of providing improved household compound-level WASH and nutritional interventions, alone and in combination.

The WASH Benefits study includes two highly comparable randomized trials in rural communities -- one in Bangladesh, one in Kenya -- that will measure the effect of providing improved household compound-level WASH and nutritional interventions, alone and in combination, to a large birth cohort of children. These are efficacy trials: measuring the effect of the interventions delivered by the research project and at no cost to […]

2008 - 2014 Sustainable Service at Scale (S3): a multi-country learning project to improve rural water service delivery To deliver change in the paradigm by which rural water services are delivered: from hardware to services that last

Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) was a six-year, multi-country learning initiative aimed at contributing to addressing the challenge of sustainability of rural water supply. Triple-S pursued a vision of “sustainable rural water services at scale” where all rural people can easily and reliably access water that is of good quality and sufficient quantity, from a source that is reliable and easily accessible. Triple-S sought to […]

2014 - 2015 Potential for using low-cost microwave production as a drying system for RTTC units To demonstrate the feasibility of critical technologies that could accelerate development of high value products complimenting the sanitation value chain, and other

To demonstrate the feasibility of critical technologies that could accelerate development of high value products complimenting the sanitation value chain, and other Reinvented Toilet systems

2014 - 2016 Development and dissemination of fecal sludge management toolkit for investors, planners and consultants To accelerate the effective and sustainable implementation of fecal sludge management projects in the urban poor communities where disposal of their excreta still relies upon non-sewer sanitation systems

The FSM toolbox is a one-stop database platform for all the FSM related resources. Since its establishment, FSM Toolbox has extensively pushed its expertise to contemplate and refine its resource platform. With an aim to become the center for FSM resources, we have progressively demonstrated the capability of integration and development of viable tools and data sources. As the work progresses so does its dynamism, FSM […]

2014 - 2015 City Partnerships for urban sanitation service delivery in Africa and South Asia To transform non-piped sanitation systems and explore sustainable options for service delivery with private-sector engagement