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The CWIS Knowledge Hub is a curated short selection of urban sanitation resources, tools, and other materials on the concept and principles, design, and implementation of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS). ASD 2021 participants are encouraged to use these materials to learn more about CWIS, as a complement to the knowledge and practical solutions from the ASD webinars and workshops.

 Additional Materials from Speakers and Participants              

Webinar 1: Taking a Fresh Look at How We Fix Sanitation

Webinar 2: Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration for CWIS

Webinar 3: CWIS: Mix and Match Approach to Sanitation Technologies

Decentralized Wastewater and Fecal Sludge Management: Case Studies from India | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)
Life Cycle Cost Analysis of FSTPs in India
On-site wastewater treatment systems
Sanimas (community-based sanitation) Independent Evaluation Study

Webinar 4: Sex, Sanctity, and Sanitation for All

Sanitation Work: Look Deeper
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Workshop 1: How-to Series: Sharing Climate Strategies for Sanitation

Locally-led adaptation

Workshop 2: How-to Series: Planning and Designing CWIS in Practice

Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (susana.org)
Towards Citywide Inclusive Sanitation - YouTube

Tools and diagnostics 
Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Toolbox
Fecal waste Flow disagram (SFD)
City Service Delivery Assessment for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
FSM Toolbox

Free online training
Planning and Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management
Capacity development for inclusive urban sanitation

Example videos
The all-woman team building and selling toilets in Cambodia
A sanitation businesswoman fighting the odds
Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing & Innovation Project
More videos are available on CONCAD CWIS Materials and Resources – see Resource Package/Urban Sanitation Case Studies Videos

Virtual Immersive Exhibition on Sanitation Workers
 Virtual Immersive Exhibition on Sanitation Workers

CWIS Guidance Notes

Contact the ASD Secretariat to request for copies.

Publications
Gender and inclusion

Gender and Equality
Inclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity
Female Friendly Public and Community Toilets: A Guide for Planners and Decision makers
A Gender-inclusive approach in practice: communal sanitation
When are public or communal toilets an appropriate option?
Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment

Finance, tariffs and business
Doing More with Less: Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation
Sanitation financing models for the urban poor
Financing on-site sanitation for the poor

SWA Finance Ministers Handbook
Sanitation surcharges: a way forward for financing pro-poor sanitation?

Triggers for growing a sanitation business aimed at low-income customers: Experience from five cities. Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor

WASH and Health
Guidelines on Sanitation and Health (WHO)
• WASH and Health Working Together (WHO)
• Prüss-Ustün, A. W. et al. (2019). Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low and middle-income countries. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 765-777
• WASH in health care facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access
• Townsend, J., Greenland, K., & Curtis, V. (2016). Costs of diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection attributable to not handwashing: the cases of India and China. Tropical Medicine & International Health

Other CWIS resources
World Bank CWIS Initiative – a collection of support, resources and learning materials about CWIS
CONCAD CWIS Materials and Resources – a comprehensive, curated and annotated list of CWIS references, tools, training and other resources. It is organized in eight sections: (i) Behaviour Change, Gender, Community Engagement, Health and Hygiene; (ii) Policy and Planning; (iii) Diagnostic Tools and Guidelines; (iv) Business Models and Technical Options; (v) Country Specific Sanitation Document and Case Studies; (vi) FSM Innovation Case Studies; (vii) Case Studies Videos; (viii) MOOC – Faecal Sludge Management and; (ix) MOOC – Planning and Design of Sanitation Technologies.
From toilets to rivers: Experiences, new opportunities, and innovative solutions
Model procurement documents for fecal sludge management
Compendium of Sanitation Technologies