This report presents the current state of the art of urine-diverting systems, with focus on Swedish experiences of urine diversion. The intention is to inspire decision- and policy-makers to consider urine diversion for sanitation interventions aimed at meeting the sanitation target of the Millennium Development Goals
This paper considers the value of an IWRM approach for urban water management. It focusses on institutional design, decision-making, governance, and implementation practice, but also considers appropriate management tools. This is a Technical Background Paper, written by the GWP Technical Committee, a group of internationally recognised professionals in integrated water resources management.
These guidelines have been developed within the framework of EcoSanRes, an international network of ecological sanitation expertise funded by Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation.
The framework for microbial exposure control and management in relation to the use of wastewater and excreta was developed and published by WHO in the 1980s (WHO, 1989). These guidelines are currently under revision. Within this current EcoSanRes report, the focus is on treatment and handling of faeces and urine, accounting for current information of risk management and circumscribing to a source-separation strategy..