This document describes the Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Toolbox. It is an open-source online capacity development tool that takes a holistic approach to water management and sanitation by considering the entire water and nutrient cycle. The toolbox contains implementation tools, process and planning tools, background information, and topic entries. It has been accessed by people in many countries and regions of the world since its launch. The toolbox aims to help users optimize their local water systems and implement initiatives in a more sustainable way.

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Tandiwe Erlmann
Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 4th 2014

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Main Hompage
SUSTAINABLE SANITATION
AND WATER MANAGEMENT
TOOLBOX
An integrative tool for capacity
development at the local level
„Linking up Sustainable Sanitation,
Water Management & Agriculture“

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• Dozens of behavioral change approaches
• Hundreds of technological solutions
• Thousands of good publications
• And many good practice examples
• Competing water uses, water scarcity & water conflicts
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Situation to Address
versus…

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IWRM – from source to sea and back
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Source: Own Graph

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Sectoral Thinking
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Water
Sanitation
Agriculture
Source: Own Graph
Solid Waste
Energy

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Sustainable Sanitation
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Source: Own Graph

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IWRM
+ =
Sustainable
Sanitation
The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Loop

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Sustainable Sanitation
and Water Management
SSWM

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The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Loop
How can I optimize
my local water
management and
sanitation system?
How can I plan
and implement
my water and
sanitation
initiatives in a
more sustainable
way?

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• It is an online open-source capacity development support tool:
• looking at the whole water and nutrient cycle
• considering a sound participatory planning and process
approach
• and both hardware and software implementation tools
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The SSWM Toolbox…

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Partners
With the support of:
Created by:

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The SSWM Toolbox: Content
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open
source
and
quality
approved
Process &
Planning
ToolsConcept
Implemen-
tation ToolsGuided
Exercise
Background
Specific
Topic Entry
Pages

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Implementation ToolsProcess and Planning Tools
SSWM Loop
Participatory Project Planning and
Process Cycle

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Vertical Gardens

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Vertical Gardens

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Implementation ToolsProcess and Planning Tools
SSWM Loop
Participatory Project Planning and
Process Cycle

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Planning and Process Tools: Frameworks and Approaches

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Planning and Process Tools: Exploring

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The SSWM Toolbox: Online and Offline
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open
source
and
quality
approved
Training
of
Trainers
Open
Source
Library
SSWM
Courses
Glossary
Links to
other
Tools

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Visitor Trend Oct 2010 to Mar
2014 – weekly average
Switzerland: 22’263
India: 117’466
USA: 108’887
Germany: 19’051
UK: 46’980
Canada: 21’506
Philippines: 29’511
Australia: 23’145Kenya: 14’775
March 2014
South Africa: 15’776
Brazil: 4’259
More than 750’000 Visits and Still Counting – A Global Network
Total visits
since launch
751,143
(20 %)
Current visits
per week
6812
Pakistan: 11’500
Mexico: 5’029
Mar 27,
2014

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Implementation Projects
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Training Courses
SSWM Toolbox
Specific Topic Entry Pages (STEPs)
Regional Programmes
Our Activities include:

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Gestión de Agua y
Saneamiento en
América Latina
Gestion d’eau et
d’assainissement en
Afrique francophone
SSWM in Southern Africa
SSWM in South and
South-East Asia
Development of Regional Programmes
Gestão Integrada e
Sustentável de Água e
Saneamento
SSWM in Europe

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SSWM Workshops and Trainings
Expert Course NepalHands-on training Bhutan
Basic SSWM IndiaTraining of Trainers ZambiaEP&R Philippines

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Specific Topic Entry Pages – STEPs
Why?
• Tailor the Toolbox to a specific target group
• Allow partners to use it more precisely for
their knowledge management or capacity
development activities and strategies
How?
• Compile the relevant information of one
specific topic in one overview chapter
embedded within the Toolbox:
• Region/Language – e.g. América Latina
• Target group of partnering organisation –
e.g. University Course
• Concept– e.g. Business development
Specific Topic Entry Pages
(STEPs)

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• STEP for Latin America (in
collaboration with Cap-Net and IDB)
• STEP for University Course (Master
level, in collaboration with UMB),
Tribhuvan University in Nepal and
COMSATS University in Abbottabad
(Pakistan)
• Training-of-Trainers Module
• Urban SSWM (in collaboration with
ICLEI)
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Examples of STEPs

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Under way:
• eCompendium (e-version of Compendium of
Sanitation Technologies in collaboration with
Eawag/Sandec)
• STEP Portugues for Portuguese speaking
countries (in collaboration with Cap-Net and
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)
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Examples of STEPs

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STEP "Central and Eastern Europe"?
• customized long-term support tool for further
trainings in CEE countries
• relevant information on the situation and
improvement opportunities of water supply and
sanitation systems in CEE countries
• support for the implementation of the overall
Sustainable Sanitation Program
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And why not a…

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• Conduct your own SSWM
trainings and workshops
• Share your knowledge and
mainstream your experiences,
findings, reports and
publications (library or
articles/factsheets)
• Create your own Specific Topic
Entry Page (STEP) and address
your target group: e.g. setting,
region, language, your staff or
partners, beneficiaries
Become engaged!
“Linking up Sustainable Sanitation,
Water Management & Agriculture at
the local level”
Thank you!
Please feel free to contact us:
sswm@seecon.ch
Tandiwe.Erlmann@seecon.ch
Leonellha.Barreto-Dillon@seecon.ch