Resource-Oriented Sanitation Technologies in Emergency Settings

Providing safe and sustainable sanitation in emergency settings is a challenge that have often been addressed with standardized solutions without consideration of the potential negative impacts on the environment and natural resources (e.g. contamination of surface and groundwater). Integration of these considerations in emergency response planning and a more systematic approach focusing on resource recovery oriented sanitation could help reduce adverse effects on environmental systems and contribute beyond WASH sector in life saving operations (e.g. food and water security, energy need, job creation…

Andersson et al. 2016). Moreover, offering services and building capacity around sustainable sanitation could benefit achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development beyond Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.