Sanitation in Developing Countries: Innovative Solutions in a Value Chain Framework

Abstract

1. Look as shit as an asset, the beginning of a whole sanitation value chain 2. Emphasize the role of the private sector in sanitation, in particular small scale private enterprises 3. Pay attention to the economics of investing in sanitation 4. Increase the efficiency of the sanitation value chain 5. Look at advantages of small scale decentralized versus large scale centralized waste water treatment (WWT) plants 6. Considering sanitation as a multi-governance challenge 7. Consider the economics of different technological options for sanitation 8. Incorporating informality in the sanitation sector 9. Tap alternative sources of finance for sanitation 10. Be aware of the politics of sanitation