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Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)

SEI is one of the founding members of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA).

Active project

2007

Project Team

Kim Andersson
Kim Andersson

Senior Expert and Team Lead for the Sanitation and Health Team

SEI Headquarters

Arno Rosemarin
Arno Rosemarin

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Madeleine Fogde
Madeleine Fogde

Team Leader: Agriculture, Land and Bioeconomy; Senior Expert

SEI Headquarters


SuSanA

Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)

SuSanA is an informal network of partner organisations (142 partners as of March 2011) who share a common vision on sustainable sanitation. SuSanA came into existence in early 2007 and works as a coordination platform, working platform, sounding board, contributor to the policy dialogue on sustainable sanitation and as a “catalyst”.

Goal and objectives of the SuSanA
The overall goal of the SuSanA is to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs by promoting sanitation systems which take into consideration all aspects of sustainability.

The MDGs and the UN’s “International Year of Sanitation 2008” are highly appreciated by the “Sustainable Sanitation Alliance” as they help push sanitation high up in the political agenda. The main focus of the work of the “Sustainable Sanitation Alliance” will be to promote the implementation of sustainable sanitation systems in large scale water and sanitation programmes, in line with the strategies proposed e.g. by WHO, UNDP-PEP, UNSGAB and UNESCO.

What is sustainable sanitation?
The main objective of a sanitation system is to protect and promote human health by providing a clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. In order to be sustainable, a sanitation system has to be not only economically viable, socially acceptable, and technically and institutionally appropriate, it should also protect the environment and the natural resources.

Topics and subtopics
Water : Sanitation / Health : Sanitation / Gender : Sanitation
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