Arno Rosemarin, SEI SACOSAN Workshop, Sri Lanka, April 27, 2009 SuSanA’s Road Map Towards More Sustainable Sanitation Practices

Arno Rosemarin, SEI

SACOSAN Workshop, Sri Lanka, April 27, 2009

SuSanA’s Road Map Towards More SustainableSanitation Practices

www.susana.org

http://www.susana.org/

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25 March 09 • Eschborn• Germany I slide 2

Why is sanitation not happening fast enough?

• lack of political will

• neglect of external costs and benefits

• low prestige and recognition

• neglect of consumer preferences

• ineffective promotion and low public awareness

• poor policy at all levels and poor institutional frameworks

• inadequate and poorly-used resources

• inappropriate approaches (e.g. planning and choice of adequate sanitation systems)

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SuSanA was triggered by the International Year of Sanitation 2008

• UNSGAB suggests IYS (in Feb. 2006 within Hashimoto Action Plan)

• decision of the UN for the IYS 2008 (in December 2006)

• objectives of the IYS (formulated by UNSGAB in May 2007):

• increase of awareness & commitment from actors at all levels

• mobilisation of governments, financial institutions & sanitation providers

• secure real commitments to develop & implement effective action to scale up

sanitation programmes

• encourage demand driven sustainable solutions & informed choices

• secure increased financing to jump start & sustain progress

• develop & strengthen institutional & human capacity

• enhance sustainability & effectiveness of sanitation solutions

• promote & capture learning to enhance evidence base & knowledge on

sanitation

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„What then is SuSanA?“

• SuSanA is a network of existing organisations working along the same lines, and open to others who want to join and be active in the promotion of sustainable sanitation systems

• SuSanA has agreed on a “joint road map” and a “short statement” (vision document 1); quarterly meetings in 2007 and 2008; 1-2 larger meetings per year from 2009 onwards

• All partnering organisations contribute their work and resources on their own expense

• SuSanA is a dynamic network: further organisations are welcome to join

• SuSanA currently has 12 thematic working groups

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SuSanA thematic working groups (key issues for sustainable sanitation)

1. Capacity development for sustainable sanitation

2. Cost and economics of sustainable sanitation

3. Renewable energies, groundwater protection and climate change

4. Sanitation systems, technology options, hygiene and health

5. Food security and productive sanitation systems

6. Sustainable sanitation for cities

7. Community and rural sanitation (incl. School-sanitation)

8. Sustainable sanitation in emergency and reconstruction

9. Sanitation as a business

10.Public awareness & sanitation marketing

11.Operation and maintenance of sustainable sanitation

12.Gender and sustainable sanitation

number and thematic subjects of working groups can change in the future

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Goal of SuSanA

• to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs by promoting sanitation systems which are taking into consideration all aspects of sustainability

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Objectives of SuSanA

• To raise awareness of what sustainable sanitation solutions are and promoting them on a large scale

• To highlight the key role of sanitation for achieving a whole series of MDGs

• To show how sustainable sanitation projects should be planned with participation of all stakeholders (hand in hand with hygiene promotion and capacity development)

Source: Vision Document 1 “Towards more sustainable sanitation solutions” 2007

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Current structure of SuSanA

SuSanA meetings

working groups

Working group lead active partner passive partner

secretariat

wg deliverablesfactsheets, guidelinespublications, events etc.

vision documents

SuSanA partner

vision docsvision doc I to IIIpress release etc.

minutesminutes, agenda, presentations

output

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SuSanA activities & the joint roadmap

• development of 3 central SuSanA vision documents• joint SuSanA statement• sustainable pathways to attain the MDGs• guideline for sanitation action plans

• including of sustainable sanitation issues into existing funding instruments and initialising of new funding mechanisms

• promotion of sustainable sanitation within already planned international conferences and events

• development of a global database for sustainable sanitation projects and capacity development institutions

• dialogue on improvement needs of the UN Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) [ sanitation ladder]

• joint monitoring of the contribution of sustainable sanitation systems to the MDGs

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Products from the SuSanA network

• Vision documents (1, 2) and joint road map• Fact sheets from several working groups• World map on sustainable sanitation projects

(Google-based)• Case study collection• Contributions to conferences and events• Website (resource material for capacity

development in sustainable sanitation)• DVD as off-line version• Larger publications from SuSanA partners –

discussed during SuSanA-mtgs and with feedback from SuSanA-partners included:• „Compendium of sanitation systems“

(Eawag-Sandec)• „Sustainable pathways to achieve the MDGs“

(SEI)• „Sustainable sanitation for cities“

(working group 6)

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• kick-off meeting in Eschborn/ Germany (January 2007)

• initiated by a core group of organisations active in the field of sustainable sanitation

• 23 participants representing around 20 organisations

• establishment of various working groups

• development of a first draft of a joint roadmap for the promotion of sustainable sanitation within the IYS 2008

• 2nd SuSanA meeting in Dübendorf/ Switzerland (April 2007)

• 40 participants from more than 30 organisations

• group widened focus and emphasised to support all approaches aiming at the overall sustainability of sanitation systems

• official decision on the name ‚Sustainable Sanitation Alliance‘

Evolution of SuSanA

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evolution of the SuSanA

• 3rd SuSanA meeting in Stockholm/ Sweden (August 2007)

• 90 participants from more than 20 countries

• representing around 50 multi and bilateral organisations, NGOs and research institutions

• endorsement of the joint SuSanA statement

• 4th SuSanA meeting in New Delhi/ India (Nov. 2007)

• attached to the World Toilet Summit

• some 100 participants from around 70 different organisations

• regular quarterly meetings in 2008• February 2008 - Durban/ South Africa

• May 2008 - New York/ USA

• August 2008 - Stockholm/ Sweden

• November 2008 – Macao/ China

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Geographical distribution of SuSanA-meetings since 2007 and including meetings in 2009

Ethiopia

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currently approx. 100 SuSanA partners …

SuSanA partner logo version 1.6 / 2008-10-23

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Arno Rosemarin, SEI SACOSAN Workshop, Sri Lanka, April 27, 2009 SuSanA’s Road Map Towards More Sustainable Sanitation Practices