The ROSA project–a new approach to sustainable sanitation in Eastern African cities
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2008-09Author
Langergraber, Guenter
Meinzinger, Franziska
Lechner, Markus
Mutua, Benedict M.
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The ROSA project promotes resources-oriented sanitation concepts as a route to sustainable and
ecologically sound sanitation. These concepts shall be applied in four cities in Eastern Africa,
namely Arba Minch (Ethiopia), Nakuru (Kenya), Arusha (Tanzania) and Kitgum (Uganda). The
project consortium comprises two partners from each of these countries, a university and the
municipality as an end-user. For the pilot cities Strategic Sanitation and Waste Plans (SSWPs) will
be developed for the whole city area. These SSWPs will come up with the best solution for the city
combining several techniques according to the local requirements. Research topics addressed
within ROSA are targeting the gaps for the implementation of resource-oriented sanitation
solutions in peri-urban areas. They include an implementation study of the updated WHOguidelines
for use of wastewater and excreta, the improvement and adaptation of resource-oriented
sanitation technologies and the development of community based operation and management
strategies. For the implementation of the complete SSWPs the ROSA consortium will develop
strategies for further financing. The paper describes the general outline of the ROSA project and
the situation in the four pilot cities based on the outcomes of completed baseline studies.
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