The Scaling City Institutions for India: Sanitation (SCI-FI) programme and the Accountability Initiative (AI) at the Centre for Policy Research organised a workshop and conference on Sustainable Sanitation: Evidence and Practice on 11-12 December, 2017 at India Habitat Centre, Delhi.
Held on 11 December as a closed door event, the workshop invited policymakers, practitioners, and government officials tasked with overseeing the daily implementation of government sanitation schemes (including both aspects of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) – rural and urban) for in-depth deliberation and debate on sanitation programmes in India.
The conference, held on 12 December as a discussion amongst a wider group, deliberated on the lessons from the previous day’s workshop, as well as a broader set of themes surrounding the conceptualisation, implementation, and future prospects of sanitation programmes in India. The conference included a special focus on sustainable waste management and Faecal Sludge Management (FSM).
The conference was divided into the following sessions:
- Part 1 (full video above)
- Opening Session: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Approaches to Sanitation
- Session 2: Current Understandings of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) implementation
- Part 2 (can be accessed at this link)
- Session 3: Inclusive City-Wide Sanitation in Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and AMRUT
- Session 4: Panel Discussion on lessons from research and implementation experience
The conference report can be accessed here.
