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Miriam Otoo January 17, 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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Miriam OtooJanuary 17, 2014Colombo, Sri Lanka
Waste management: A challenge for our water bodies
www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
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Solid waste
Liquid waste
Kinniya Hikkaduwa Eravur
Kinniya GampahaKalmunai
www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
From waste to resource
Co-composting
Safe organic fertilizer
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www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
Safeguarding our water bodies
• Innovation pioneered by IWMI is informing improved liquid waste (septage) management in the national sanitation policy.
• National guidelines and manuals on septage management for safe disposal and/or reuse being developed.
• Close collaboration with the headquarters of FAO, WHO, UNEP
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www.iwmi.orgA water-secure world
ස්තූතියි Thank you
நன்றி�
Turning waste into an asset
