and contributed to various discussions related to:
- WASH and health
- WASH workforce
- women’s empowerment in WASH
- menstrual health and hygiene
- sanitation workers
- climate resilient sanitation
- inclusive sanitation
Impressions of SuSanA at the UN 2023 Water Conference, New York
Side-event on menstrual health and hygiene
Sanitation Workers Exhibition
Side-event on inclusive sanitation
SFD presentation at the Swiss Partnership side-event
Stronger Together initiative and menstruation bracelets
Women's Network mingle event
As a sanitation network, our key takeaway from the conference is that sanitation and hygiene are no longer anecdotal, to quote the GWI report "Gone are the days when sanitation was water's poor cousin in the WASH family”. Everyone at the conference was talking about sanitation and hygiene, as evidenced by the packed rooms at the inclusive sanitation or the MMH side-events, to name but a few.
In the wake of our climate crisis, it was also interesting to note that non-sewered sanitation managed to generate a lot of interest for its climate change mitigation potential. The huge impact that on-site sanitation systems have on global warming was placed in the spotlight. The presentation of Kampala's "shit flow diagram" was received with great enthusiasm at the #Sanitation4ClimateAction high-level side-event. It clearly showed that 50% of Kampala's greenhouse gas emissions come from methane generated by on-site sanitation systems, and will serve as a monitoring tool for the city to achieve its net-zero target by 2050
After such an emotional week, we're already feeling inspired and energised, and we hope that this conference will inspire world leaders, companies and organisations to deliver on their commitments and lead by example by taking swift and effective action to ensure that the WASH sector reaches its goal.
If you missed the conference, we have made all the resources from the SuSanA North America meeting available in the SuSanA library , including presentations and our program overview. Additionally, we offer an overview of all featured events during the UN 2023 Water Conference on our website:
SuSanA North America Meeting - Presentations and further resources - Resources • SuSanA
SuSanA at the UN 2023 Water Conference, New York - Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)
Thanks to everyone for joining and meeting us in New York!
Impressions of the SuSanA North-America Meeting
Participants of the SuSanA North-America meeting at Columbia University
MenstruAction Initiative
'Dance for WASH' campaign
f.l.t.r Marni Sommer, (Columbia University), Ohanga Don aka Octopizzo (Octopizzo Foundation), Daphne Manolakos (GIZ/SuSanA) and Michael Fritz (Viva con Agua)
