Tristan Martin, estudiante de doctorado de INRA (Francia) en Kretsloppsteknik


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Mi nombre es Tristan Martin y soy estudiante de doctorado en Francia. Trabajo en el Instituto Nacional para la Investigación Agrícola (INRA, por su sigla en francés), en la valorización agronómica de la orina en Francia y los impactos ambientales asociados a esta valorización. Mi trabajo consiste principalmente en realizar experimentos agronómicos con diferentes fertilizantes… Continue reading Tristan Martin, estudiante de doctorado de INRA (Francia) en Kretsloppsteknik

Capturing nutrients in Urine: Socio-technical evaluation of urine concentrating technologies


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The sanitation sector needs innovations with minimal environmental impacts and maximum resource recovery. Separate collection and treatment of urine is one such method. Technologies for dehydrating or concentrating urine are part of the emerging innovations that aim to increase resource recovery from human waste streams. Urine contains a majority of the nutrients found in human… Continue reading Capturing nutrients in Urine: Socio-technical evaluation of urine concentrating technologies

The Susana webinar on Sanitation and Employment aired 21/11 is now available online


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In this seminar, moderated by Alejandro Jiménez of the Stockholm International Water Institute, different aspects of employment in the sanitation sector are discussed. Rémi Kaupp from WaterAid tells us about the findings presented in a new WHO report on the Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers. Martin Mawajje from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South… Continue reading The Susana webinar on Sanitation and Employment aired 21/11 is now available online

Global Webinar: Sanitation and Employment World Toilet Day 2019


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“Ask not what employment can do for sanitation – ask what sanitation can do for employment”. Commemorating World Toilet Day 2019, Sida and partnersincluding SEI, SLU, WaterAid, SIWI, Univ of KwaZulu-Natal and SuSanA invite you to an inspirational webinar about the excellent yet untapped drivers for business, entrepreneurship and job opportunity that the sanitation value… Continue reading Global Webinar: Sanitation and Employment World Toilet Day 2019

Tristan Martin, PhD Student from INRA at Kretsloppsteknik


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My name is Tristan Martin and I’m a PhD student from France. I’m working at the French National institute for agricultural research on the agronomic valorization of urine in France and the associated environmental impacts of this valorization. My work in France consists mainly in doing agronomical experiments with different urine based fertilizers to compare… Continue reading Tristan Martin, PhD Student from INRA at Kretsloppsteknik

Social aspects of recycling household wastes: perspectives from Jordan


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We were at the Hashemite University in Jordan last week, teaching a group of young students how we can safely recycle different household waste fractions. As part of this week-long course, we organised a day of interactive seminars and a role playing game to improve awareness among the students about the psychology, decision making, and… Continue reading Social aspects of recycling household wastes: perspectives from Jordan

Teaching students in Jordan about safe nutrient recycling


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This week, we (Sahar Dalahmeh, Mikael Pell, Annika Nordin, Cecilia Lalander, and Prithvi Simha) are in Jordan, conducting a 1-week course on recycling of various household waste fractions. The course is given at the Hashemite University, located about 50 km away from the capital city Amman. A group of about 20 very enthusiastic and inquistive… Continue reading Teaching students in Jordan about safe nutrient recycling

Recent studies highlight the importance of leadership and vision


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Two recent studies from the group have pointed at the importance of good leadership and common visions for successfully implementation of new water and wastewater systems. A theory-building case-study of community-based water and wastewater systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia identified four prerequisites for success: leadership, agreed vision, collective action and management. The study builds a framework… Continue reading Recent studies highlight the importance of leadership and vision

Game for Resource Recovery tested in Uganda


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On the 25th of April, the SPANS team held a workshop on serious gaming “Games for Resource Recovery in Sanitation” at Makerere University, Uganda. We presented the serious game that we have been developing within the SPANS project – Sanitation Planning for Alternative Nutrient-Recovery Systems (see Blogg post 201-12-05). The aim of the workshop was… Continue reading Game for Resource Recovery tested in Uganda