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CWG-WASH Workshop, Kolkata, India, 1 - 5 February 2006

Workshop Report
Solid Waste, Health and the Millenium Development Goals

The Collaborative Working Group on Solid Waste Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (CWG) and the Water and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) Campaign, has organized an international Workshop in Kolkata, India. The aim of the workshop was to exchange experiences about how improvements in solid waste management can have an impact on people's living conditions and livelihoods and thus contribute to reach the MDGs. As compared to water supply and basic sanitation, solid waste management is an often overlooked element of environmental sanitation. The CWG - WASH workshop has brought together professionals and practitioners involved in solid waste management in low - and middle income countries.


Selected thematic papers

PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM MOROCCO
ACHIEVING THE MDGs THROUGH THE INFORMAL RECYCLING SECTOR: A CASE STUDY IN NORTHERN MEXICO
WASTE & CITIZENSHIP FORUMS - ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH PRIVATE BUSINESS: THE EXPERIENCE OF HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN URBAN SERVICES: DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN INDIA
COST RECOVERY AS A KEY REQUIREMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SWM SERVICES IN MAPUTO
EMBRACING NOT DISPLACING: INVOLVING THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN IMPROVED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE COMPOSTING: SOME REALITIES - EXPERIENCES FROM BANGLADESH
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZING WASTE RECYCLERS IN ACHIEVING SELECTED MDGs
THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT - EFFICIENT PART OF A SYSTEM OR MARGINAL AND DISTURBING WAY OF SURVIVAL FOR THE POOR?
SOURCE SEGREGATION, COMPOSTING AND BACK YARD GARDENS TO PROMOTE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND HYGIENE IN MADIMBA
ALTERNATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS TO TRANSFORM CITYWIDE MUNICIPAL WASTE SERVICES: THE CASE OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN RURAL SRI LANKA
WASTE PICKERS: POOR VICTIMS OR WASTE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS?
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMUNITY-BASED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES OF DHAKA CITY
CAPACITY BUILDING AND NETWORKING IN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT - EXPERIENCES FROM MEXICO, LESSONS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES?
CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING FOR ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DECENTRALISED COMPOSTING: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE POTENTIALS FOR MEETING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RURAL BULGARIA
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AS A CATALYST FOR GOVERNANCE REFORM: MICRO-LICENSING FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA


 

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CWG Secretariat Juerg Christen c/o Skat Vadianstrasse 42 CH-9000 St. Gallen Switzerland   Tel: ++41 71 228 54 34 Fax: ++41 71 228 54 55 cwg.secretariat@skat.ch www.cwgnet.net