What is this presentation about?
WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) is one of the most critical issues today when it comes to raising health and living standards for a large share of the global population.
It is closely connected to the building sector – improving sanitation isn’t possible without constructing new infrastructure. The topic brings major challenges, but also great potential for positive change.
After a general introduction to the topic and a look at why WASH matters so much, the presentation highlights a range of freely available resources that offer deeper insight into the challenges involved.
The core focus is on showing different ways to plan toilets and sanitation systems for feces and urine. While the presence or absence of running water is a key factor, other aspects like user acceptance, ease of maintenance, sustainability, budget, and available capacity also play a major role.
The presentation ends by exploring how WASH can be a starting point for driving change toward greater sustainability.
Presented by We-Building e.V.
Duration 28 minutes
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Most of the photo, video, and audio materials were taken from We-Building e.V.’s internal archive. If other material is used, it is clearly credited in the descriptions.
Special thanks for the permission to use their photo and video material goes to the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, without whose extensive photo archive it would not have been possible to present various examples of sanitation facilities. Various images and graphics were taken from the publication “Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies”.
The content of this video is the sole responsibility of We-Building e.V. It does not reflect the views of Engagement Global or the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.