Sustainable Sanitation in Kyrgyzstan - High Level Sanitation Conference

4 Kyrgyz members of the WECF network, together with the Kyrgyz National WASH Coalition, will organise a High level Sanitation Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 11 and 12. The Event 'Sustainable Sanitation in Kyrgyzstan' will focus on opportunities and challenges of waste water management in the region.

06.11.2008 |WECF Press Release

Munich, 6 November 2008 - 4 Kyrgyz members of the WECF network, together with the Kyrgyz National WASH Coalition, will organise a High level Sanitation Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 11 and 12. The Event 'Sustainable Sanitation in Kyrgyzstan' will focus on opportunities and challenges of waste water management in the region.

The conference is organized as part of the project „A decentralized, sustainable waste water management for Kyrgyzstan“, funded by the German Ministry of the Environment. The conference will focus entirely on sanitation problems and solutions for Central Asia, and will include speakers from the highest presidential and government offices, the ministry of health, the Ambassador of Germany, the Director of the Ministry of Environment and Development of Norway.

On November 11 and 12, the Kyrgyz NGO’s ALGA, BIOM, ULGU and Habitat for Humanity Kyrgyzstan, in collaboration with WECF and the Kyrgyz National WASH Coalition of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), will conduct the conference "Ecological Safety in Kyrgyzstan".
During the conference project results will be presented along with the technologies of Dry Urine Diverting Toilets and Soil Filters. The conference aims to discuss challenges for Sanitation specifically in a Kyrgyz context. Conclusions shall be drawn by participants to what extend these solutions are appropriate for wider implementation in Kyrgyzstan.

Read the full program to the conference:

WECF Conference: Ecological Safety in Kyrgyzstan. Challenges and new solutions to safe sanitation in rural areas, Bishkek, 11 November 2008

Sustainable waste water management – the project

Since 2006 sustainable sanitation technologies have been tested by 4 WECF partner organisations in the project "A sustainable, decentralized waste water management for Kyrgyzstan". So far the project has introduced different models of Urine Diverting Dry Toilets (UDDT) and ecological soil filters for grey water treatment to several rural areas in Kyrgyzstan. UDDT need no water for flushing, while make it possible to have comfortable sanitary facilities without bad odours. They contribute to a better health of the population, preserve human dignity and protect the environment. The project is funded by the German ministry of the environment.

The conference will be attended by 200 visitors and the event will take place in the State Historical Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic . The conference will be followed by a visit to sanitation projects around Bishkek, on November 12, in the afternoon.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Sascha Gabizon, Executive Director WECF, +49-172 86 37 586
Ms. Farida Shorukova, project assistant (speaks Russian)
Mr. Gero Fedtke, project coordinator Central Asia (speaks Russian)
(available for interviews at the conference)
Ms. Chantal van den Bossche, press officer WECF, +31-6 2812 9992, chantal.vandenbossche@wecf.eu
Ms. Johanna Hausmann, press officer WECF Germany, + 49 89 232393819, Johanna.hausmann@wecf.eu
Women in Europe, +31 30 2310300, wecf@wecf.eu

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