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Doomed eco-toilet scheme was “valuable experience”

Erdos Eco-Town in China

Erdos Eco-Town in China. Photo: SuSanA Secretariat / Flickr.

Published on 21 December 2012

This blog post, a response to an article about an SEI project that had been published on the same website, explains key factors that led to the failure of a major sustainable-sanitation project in Erdos, China, and also describes how lessons from that project will inform future efforts to bring sanitation to places facing severe water constraints and other development challenges.

Source: China Dialogue, China
Language: English / Chinese

Written by

Guoyi Han
Guoyi Han

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Arno Rosemarin
Arno Rosemarin

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Topics and subtopics
Water : Sanitation / Health : Sanitation
Regions
China

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