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Conference on Sanitation Options in the Asia Pacific


The Conference on Sanitation Options in the Asia Pacific was jointly organized for the first time in Vietnam by the International Water Association (IWA) and Southeast Asian Water Utilities Network (SEAWUN) from 18-20 November. The Conference was endorsed by the Ministry of Construction, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, sponsored by Vitens – Evides and Vewin and supported by ADB, eawag, JICA, USAID.

This event was designed specifically to cater to the developing countries within the East Asia & Pacific region, and aims to equip participants with knowledge on sustainable sanitation options through presentations of best practices and experiences. The attendance of the workshop was 135 people from high ranking government officials of Vietnam, professors and respected experts from renowned universities of Vietnam and the world, management and representatives from water and wastewater companies, management and representatives from national, regional and international water associations, representatives from supporting agencies in water and sanitation…

The Conference was organized at the most opportune time in the context that the UN General Assembly declared the year 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. 2.6 billion people lack sanitation worldwide and almost one in two people in the developing countries lack access to sanitation. This lack of sanitation is posing negative impacts on health and livings of all people, especially children and women, the poor and the disadvantaged. This fact requires a lot of efforts from all stakeholders and innovative and appropriate solutions to accelerate health, social and economic growth.

During 3 days of the conference, 40 presentations of one Seminar and 9 following sessions not only provided a comprehensive sanitation picture but also the variety of options in Asia Pacific:

- Session 1: Sanitation and Health

- Session 2: Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater and Organic Waste

- Session 3: Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater and Organic Waste

- Session 4: Effectiveness of Sanitation Options

- Session 5: Effectiveness of Sanitation Options

-Session 6: Enabling Frameworks for Sustainable Sanitation

- Session 7: Enabling Frameworks for Sustainable Sanitation

- Session 8: Delivery of Sanitation Services in the Asia-Pacific – Perspectives from Donors and Funding Institutions

- Session 9: Promoting Water Operator Partnerships in Sanitation Services Delivery

Seminar: Sanitation Options in South East Asia: planning frameworks, compendium of sanitation systems and technologies
As part of the Conference, the Best Poster Award was presented to Mr. Hannu Kokko, Managing Consultant - Water and Sanitation Programme for Small Towns in Vietnam for the

Poster “Experience in Promoting Waste Water Services in Small Towns in Vietnam” and the Second Award was presented to Mr. Ryan Sinclair for the Poster Microbial Contamination in the Kitchens and bathrooms of US and Cambodian households: the importance of handwashing.

 

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