Thematic group on sustainable sanitation
RAS-HON’s thematic group on sanitation promotes sustainable sanitation, meaning that the sanitation solutions will improve the living conditions of the population without negatively affecting the environment.
Background and achievements of the thematic group on sustainable sanitation
Several training and documentation activities on sanitation, driven by the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank, IRC and the events around the International Year of Sanitation (2008), were the drivers to start up a thematic group on sustainable sanitation.
Sustainable sanitation and local governance
In 2007, a team of consultants from CRECERH was requested to look into strengthening capacities for the local governance of sanitation services in the poorest areas in Honduras. The objective was to come up with a set of recommendations. The consultancy has been financed by the water and sanitation network of Honduras, RAS-HON and carried out with technical support from IRC. This folder contains the final study in Spanish, as well as a summary developed by RAS-HON. The study results have also been published at international fora. The papers developed for these events, as well the PowerPoints are available in a mix of English and Spanish and can also be found in this folder.
Promotion and revival of ecological sanitation in North West Honduras
Ecological sanitation has not been actively promoted in Honduras. Implementation of ecological sanitation projects was limited to the construction of composting latrines at the end of the eighties, beginning of the nineties. However, these were either not used, or badly maintained. Which lead to the rejection of the technology. Progress and positive results in different parts of the world, triggered the interest of various institutions in Honduras again to promote the technology and revive it as a feasible option in reaching sustainable sanitation.
This field note describes the different experiences in Honduras with ecological sanitation. It also tells the story of the SANECO demonstration project and its lessons learned. The project has been implemented with the support of the members of the branch office of RAS-HON in the North West of Honduras: Water for People, the christian organisation for integrated development (OCDIH) and the Honduran water and sanitation utility (SANAA). The field note is in Spanish and can be downloaded below. The note is an information product developed by RAS-HON’s thematic group on sanitation.
Nota_de_campo_8_saneamiento_ecologico.pdf (780.2 kB)
