World Toilet Summit 2007

This Summit is an endeavour to underscore the crucial role played by toilets on all aspects of human development – social, economic, health, security, well-being and comfort. This mundane and commonplace thing which is deemed so ubiquitous by all of us, is an acute necessity and severely missed each day by over 40 percent of the world’s populace. The consequences of lack of toilets are far-reaching and particularly harsh on women and children, are most evident in the morbidity and mortality associated with lack of sanitation.

WTS 2007 will provide a platform to discuss pertinent issues vis-à-vis current sanitation scenario, exchange ideas, learn lessons from each other, and promote actionable strategies to meet the challenges posed by the lack of toilets in households and public places, in both rural and urban areas of the world. The Summit would focus on the development of sanitation services, promotion of appropriate technologies and fostering partnerships with a view to realizing the relevant Millennium Development Goals. Innovative, integrated approaches that respect cultural diversity to meet the sanitation needs of the populations along with the best practices and strategic partnership of the stakeholders would be deliberated in order to scale up sanitation coverage. The Delhi Summit will strive to address the socio-cultural behaviour, mass communication, and training and capacity-building issues related to sanitation. The Summit will also provide a unique opportunity to concretize action plans for 2008, as the International Year of Sanitation declared by the United Nations.

A large number of participants, including International Organisations, Central Government Ministries, State Government Departments, Central and State Government Corporations, Public Sector Undertakings of Central and State Governments, Municipal and Local Bodies, NGOs, private organisations, academicians, social scientists, architects, engineers, doctors, town planners, and manufacturers of sanitaryware from various countries ware expected to participate in this Summit.

Join the World’s leading Authorities as they probe analyze the changes in the Toilet and Sanitation Sector.
Be the first to hear the experiences of those involved in the implementation of People Centric Toilet Projects under the MDG, School Sanitation Programme, Public Toilets and Urinals as we look ahead at the strtegies required to change the Global Scenario for it for Fundamental Improvement in the quality of Life for the masses.
Participate to express your views and join others for practical interpretation and future strategic directions to give impetus to the Toilet and Sanitation Movement in the World.
Share your thoughts on Laying the Foundation for WORLD SANITATION FUND, and further strenthening of the efforts to speed up meeting the bulk of the MDG Targets for Toilets by the 2015.

Principal Convener:

Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
Sulabh Gram, Mahavir Enclave, Palam Dabri Marg, New Delhi - 110045, India
Tel: (+91)-11-25056180 Fax: (+91)-11- 45521733
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.worldtoiletsummit2007.org

In collaboration with:
World Toilet Organization, Singapore, and its Member Toilet Associations from all over the world.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.worldtoilet.org