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SOUTH ASIAN CONFERENCE ON SANITATION (SACOSAN)
21st – 23rd October 2003
 

Overall Goal

To accelerate the progress of sanitation and hygiene work in South Asia so as to enhance people's quality of life, in fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals and the commitments made in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg.

Conference Objectives

  • To raise the profile of sanitation, health and hygiene in South Asia after the WSSD;

  • To generate political commitments through a joint declaration that prioritizes and facilitates a regional policy and strategy for sanitation and hygiene including national targets;

  • To strengthen leadership/advocacy for improved sanitation and hygiene in South Asia;

  • To assess the state of sanitation and hygiene in South Asia, sharing experiences and lessons by people and organisations working in the field;

  • To explore the possibility for SACOSAN to become an annual event to be hosted in turn by each South Asian country.