The International Conference titled "Pathways towards Sustainable Sanitation in Africa" constitutes the most relevant event held under the project NETSSAF "Network for the development of Sustainable Sanitation in Africa", a Coordination Action supported by the European Union under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). A well prepared team organised this event successfully which was celebrated in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from the 24th to the 27th of September of 2008.

The three first days of the Conference were divided into 6 sessions that included presentations, panel group discussions, side events and a stand exhibition with poster presentations. There was a field trip during the last day, where participants visited a wastewater treatment plant and also had the opportunity to see some sanitation and agriculture reuse projects that have been implemented in rural and peri-urban communities of Ouagadougou.

List of presentations: 1) Presentation of the NETSSAF coordination action Prof. Ralf Otterpohl, Technical University Hamburg Harburg, Germany 2) Sustainable development and the MDGs on sanitation: the AfricanSan + 5 recommendations Mr. Andreas Knapp, World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program Africa, Ethiopia 3) NCCR-N: a north-south partnership for action in the field of health and environmental science Prof. Gueladio Cissé, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS), Cote d'Ivore 4) The ROSA project approach toward sustainable sanitation Dr. Günther Langergraber, BOKU University, Australia 5) Investment on human resources: a key for sustainable development Dr. Kwasi Klutsé, Former Prime Minister of Togo 6) L'application des urines et fèces dans l'agriculture: recommandations au Burkina Faso 7) Potentiels agronomiques des excréta humains dans les systèmes de production de l'igname et du riz irrigué en Cote d'Ivore 8) Safe ECOSAN fertilisers: methods and recommendations for safe reuse of human excreta 9) La valeur économique des fertilisants ECOSAN en Afrique de l'Ouest 10) Making links between sanitation, agriculture and the schools! Many approaches to a varied need 11) Réutilisation des fertilisants ECOSAN avec les maraiches de Ouagadougou 12) Nakuru ROSA project, Kenya 13) Project implementation in Kitgum, Uganda 14) Work done towards implementation of sustainable sanitation in Arusha, Tanzania 15) ROSA project activities, partners ARB & AMN, Arba Minch, Ethiopia 16) Presentation of the results in research and academic capacity building Dr. Cecilia Sundberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden 17) MDGs in Africa: the view of the authorities and decision makers Facilitator: Dr. Johannes Heeb, International Ecological Engineering Society (IEES), Switzerland 18) Sustainable sanitation in rural/peri-urban areas in Africa: a survey of typical settlements, key actors and communication channels Ms. Waltraud Keipp, Bureau Ouest Africain d'Appui Organisationnel et de Technologies Appropriées (BOATA), Mali 19) The choice of sanitation systems and technologies Mr. Christian Zurbrügg and Dr. Elizabeth Tilley, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland 20) Launch of the yellow pages of sanitation, a data base of services and material providers to support large scale implementation of sustainable sanitation options in Africa Ms. Leonellha Barreto Dillon, ttz Bremerhaven, Germany 21) Financial and economic analysis of ecological sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa Mr. Andreas Knapp and Mr. Richard Schuen, World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program, Africa (WSP-AF), Ethiopia 22) Introduction of the NETSSAF participatory planning approach, a tutorial for sustainable sanitation Ms. Leonellha Barreto Dillon, ttz Bremerhaven, Germany Mr. Christopher Buzie, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Germany 23) Application of existing knowledge: the only way to meet the MDG sanitation target in developing countries Prof. Duncan Mara, University of Leeds, England 24) SPLASH consultation on "Innovative research partnerships in water for development" (only French version) Mr. Aard Hartveld, Mrs. Manon Rabanit, Mr. Gil Mahee and Mr. Loris Houssier (Austrian Development Agency-SPLASH, Austria) 25) The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance - Towards more sustainable sanitation solutions for Africa Dr. Arno Rosemarin (Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden) 26) L'assainissement total porte par les communautes (ATPC), a WaterAid Burkina Faso 27) CLTS: the West African experience: adaptations, gaps and sustainability 28) Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Nigeria 29) Use of excreta nutrients - opportunities and knowledge gaps Prof. Hakan Jönsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweeden 30) Alternative use of wastewater for biomass production Mr. Mirko Hänel, ttz Bremerhaven, Germany 31) Ecological sanitation - selected example projects from Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Europe Mr. Sören Rüd, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany 32) Agro reuse of composted human faecal material for productive sanitation systems Mr. Patrick A. Ogwo, Dept. of Environmental Resource Magt., Abia State University, Uturu 33) PeePoobag - self sanitising single use biodegradable toilet Prof. Hakan Jönsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden

Bibliographic information

Various Authors (2008). NETSSAF International Conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Conference materials (in English and French)

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