Short Course on Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management

Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology – Eawag

Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management (FSM) on a city-wide scale? This course starts with an overview of what faecal sludge is and an introduces you to the engineering fundamentals and required information for the design and selection of technologies. Sanitation solutions are prone to failure if an integrated planning approach that includes stakeholder involvement and the development of appropriate institutional, management and financial arrangements is not implemented. The course therefore dedicates a complete week to presenting the full picture, in addition to technology, that needs to be considered for sustainable solutions. It concludes with a focus on current research and innovations in technologies, to provide an understanding of the most up-to-date options.

Curriculum

• An introduction to faecal sludge management
• Overview of fundamental for design and selection of treatment technologies
• Treatment technologies for faecal sludge
• Integrated approach to faecal sludge management
• innovations in faecal sludge management