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Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes) was an international environment and development programme on ecological sanitation including networking, capacity building and pilot projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Senior Research Fellow and Acting Team Leader - Economics of Sustainability Transitions Team
SEI Headquarters
It aims to introduce and develop sustainable sanitation practices to urban and rural areas of the developing world through a global network of regional nodes.
Currently there are eight knowledge nodes located in:
Further details and contact information are available from the Knowledge Node page on the EcoSanRes website (external link).
EcoSanRes is sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and managed by Stockholm Environment Institute.
EcoSanRes has three components:
Download Ecological Sanitation Research fact sheet here
SEI is also a founding member of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA).
Perspective / Inherently connected, the nutrients needed on the fields are the same nutrients that sanitation systems could capture and reuse.
Journal article / This study shows how climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi reinforces inequality by favouring sewer systems over equitable solutions.
SEI report / This assessment of urban sanitation and waste management in Basrah City identifies service gaps, evaluates current practices, and explores opportunities.
