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The CITYNET International Sanitation Workshop in Palembang, Indonesia
The City Government of Palembang is to host CITYNET International Sanitation Workshop and CITYNET National Chapters Conference starting from November 29 to December 1, 2010. Representatives of local governments, international organizations, international NGOs, and privates companies will meet to discuss sanitation challenges and solutions in Asia-Pacific Region. The workshop will also introduce best practices from various groups and will focus on cooperation among cities for improved sanitation standards.
CITYNET National Chapters Conference, (Chapters: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka) will discuss issues pertaining activities within the National Chapter countries. This conference will also introduce initiatives from each National Chapter to promote sustainable activities that can be replicated in other CITYNET member cities.
Background
The Asia-Pacific Region has long suffered from inadequate sanitation standards and facilities which have contributed to a large number of preventable communicable diseases. With the serious increase in population in most major Asian cities, sanitation has become one of the top priorities for the local governments to invest their resources into.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.
Nearly 3 billion people lack adequate sanitation globally. In South-Asia, only 38 percent has access to sanitation facilities and 45 percent for Eastern Asia*. The diseases transmitted through water contaminated with human waste include cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis A. diarrhea alone kills 1.5 million people every year. Sanitation is not just about constructing toilets but the more important part lies in policy formulation, educating the public about hygiene, proper usage of the facilities, maintenance of water, sanitation, and sewerage infrastructures, conducting regular awareness campaigns, and investment into resources among others.
The focus of CITYNET International Workshop on Sanitation in Palembang will cover the most important components of creating a clean and healthy city through improvements in sanitation facilities as well as improvements in public health standards. The economic benefit of improved sanitation outweighs the cost for treating the diseases and preventing the loss of lives, particularly among children in developing countries.
Objective
With the objective of creating clean and comfortable cities in terms of sanitation standards and public health, the Workshop will provide the platform for various stakeholders to develop ideas and methods which can help reduce sanitation related challenges in a more applicable and sustainable ways in developing cities in Asia.
This workshop aims to intensify the need to create active working relations and agendas among the local governments, private companies, and organisations dealing with sanitation and health related issues in the Asia and the Pacific. Follow-up on previous sanitation workshops to investigate the progress in both private and local government sectors will also be highlighted.
Participants
This international Workshop targets mayors, local city executives, policy makers, civil servants directly involved in sanitation or related areas, and various other stakeholders representing national agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and CBOs, that have indicated sanitation and water as their main concerns. The workshop also invites sanitation experts from private companies and relevant international development agencies.
Please find the relevant documents (invitation letter, registration form, guidelines etc) for the Palembang Sanitation Workshop below:
CITYNET National Chapters Conference, (Chapters: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka) will discuss issues pertaining activities within the National Chapter countries. This conference will also introduce initiatives from each National Chapter to promote sustainable activities that can be replicated in other CITYNET member cities.
Background
The Asia-Pacific Region has long suffered from inadequate sanitation standards and facilities which have contributed to a large number of preventable communicable diseases. With the serious increase in population in most major Asian cities, sanitation has become one of the top priorities for the local governments to invest their resources into.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.
Nearly 3 billion people lack adequate sanitation globally. In South-Asia, only 38 percent has access to sanitation facilities and 45 percent for Eastern Asia*. The diseases transmitted through water contaminated with human waste include cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis A. diarrhea alone kills 1.5 million people every year. Sanitation is not just about constructing toilets but the more important part lies in policy formulation, educating the public about hygiene, proper usage of the facilities, maintenance of water, sanitation, and sewerage infrastructures, conducting regular awareness campaigns, and investment into resources among others.
The focus of CITYNET International Workshop on Sanitation in Palembang will cover the most important components of creating a clean and healthy city through improvements in sanitation facilities as well as improvements in public health standards. The economic benefit of improved sanitation outweighs the cost for treating the diseases and preventing the loss of lives, particularly among children in developing countries.
Objective
With the objective of creating clean and comfortable cities in terms of sanitation standards and public health, the Workshop will provide the platform for various stakeholders to develop ideas and methods which can help reduce sanitation related challenges in a more applicable and sustainable ways in developing cities in Asia.
This workshop aims to intensify the need to create active working relations and agendas among the local governments, private companies, and organisations dealing with sanitation and health related issues in the Asia and the Pacific. Follow-up on previous sanitation workshops to investigate the progress in both private and local government sectors will also be highlighted.
Participants
This international Workshop targets mayors, local city executives, policy makers, civil servants directly involved in sanitation or related areas, and various other stakeholders representing national agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and CBOs, that have indicated sanitation and water as their main concerns. The workshop also invites sanitation experts from private companies and relevant international development agencies.
Please find the relevant documents (invitation letter, registration form, guidelines etc) for the Palembang Sanitation Workshop below:
Basic Information
- Dates
- 29 - 30 November, 2010
- Locations
- Palembang, Indonesia
- Dates
- Nov 29-30, 2010