[SDI-Africa] International Training Programme in Ecological Sanitation (deadline 1 April)

[Kate Lance]

I don't know if there are some on the list working in urban planning/water supply/waste management, but if so, this training program might be of interest.  The focus, though, is on the sanitation domain area, not on the application of geospatial technologies.


http://www.ecosanres.org/ITP2007.htm
2007/2008 International Training Programme in Ecological Sanitation
This advanced, international training programme in ecological sanitation focuses on attractive sanitation solutions for urban and peri-urban areas to promote human health, enhance human dignity, improve nutritional status and protect water sources. The basic principle of ecological sanitation is “Closing the Loop on Sanitation”, which implies that the nutrients in human excreta – after proper sanitisation - are used as a resource in local cultivation, including urban agriculture, and the water used in households is treated and returned safely to the environment.
 
Target group: 
Professionals in selected countries in Asia, Africa and EECCA engaged in town planning, water supply, waste management, hygiene, and socio-economic development, researchers and teachers/trainers in fields related to sustainable sanitation, and key persons engaged in NGOs with projects associated with community development for improved sanitation and water supply. 
 
Programme content:
Water and nutrient cycles in time and space, and related routes of contamination 
Management options for improved urban ecological sanitation and ways to utilise nutrients in human excreta as a resource in urban agriculture 
Risk assessment including hygiene in handling sanitized urine and faecal matter and residents’ and professionals’ attitudes and norms concerning such risks 
Costs and benefits, including those related to the environment, of ecological sanitation systems compared to current technical alternatives 
Exchange of experiences of household efforts to improve well-being through safe excreta disposal and protection of ground water 
Skills training in social inquiry 
 
Dates and Practicalities:
The programme has three parts: a 3-week course in Sweden, a period between courses for project work back home, and a 2-week course in the region. The language requirement is English. Costs are covered by Sida. The deadline for applications is 1 April 2007.
 
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