International Symposium for Global Sanitation

The Sanitation Triangle:

October 14, 2021
13:00–17:00 (JST)Online (Zoom)
Language: English
Keynote Speaker*Pre-registration is required

Naoyuki FUNAMIZU (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Sanitation as a Value Creating System
Commentators

Paul SHRIVASTAVA (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Tetsu SATO (Ehime University)
Sanitation refers to a system that hygienically separates humans from harmful excreta and promotes its safe treatment and disposal. To date,sanitation issues have been focused on infrastructure and facility installation, environmental conservation for alleviation of water and soil
contamination, and adverse health outcomes linked to unimproved sanitation. However, sanitation goes beyond technology, encompassing values
spawned amidst humans and local communities, which can fall into the nexus of three components: Health, Materials, and Socio-Culture. Our
observations of this nexus led to the creation of the Sanitation Triangle concept.
This symposium brings this novel concept which is the culmination of our international research addressing global sanitation. We deliver eachcomponent of the Sanitation Triangle above, which comprises concepts and case studies. Notably, it showcases interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary
research works involving a variety of local actors ranging from children and youth to local governments.
Now, it is time to grab the Sanitation Triangle and embark on an enlightened quest through global sanitation.
Taro Yamauchi (RIHN/Hokkaido University, Sanitation Project Leader)

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October 14, 2021
13:00–17:00 (JST)Online (Zoom)
Language: English

Welcome Address

Juichi YAMAGIWA (RIHN, Director-General)

Opening Remarks

Taro YAMAUCHI (RIHN/Hokkaido University)

13:10–13:50

Keynote Address
Sanitation as a Value Creating System

Naoyuki FUNAMIZU (Muroran Institute of Technology)

13:55–16:55

The Sanitation Triangle

Introduction

The Sanitation Triangle for SDGs and beyond

Socio-Culture

Taro YAMAUCHI (RIHN/Hokkaido University)
Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sanitation

Seiji NAKAO (Kyoto University)

Dissociation between National Policy and Local Communities
in regard to Water Supply Management

Mayu IKEMI (Sapporo International University)

HealthSociocultural Determinants of Health in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Taro YAMAUCHI

Participatory Action Research for WASH with Children and Youthin Peri-Urban Communities

Sikopo NYAMBE (Hokkaido University)

Materials

Interactions between Materials and Socio-Culture in Sanitation

Hidenori HARADA (Kyoto University)

Social Relationships and Material Flow in the Co-Creation of Sanitation Systems

Ken USHIJIMA (Hokkaido Research Organization)
Comments

Paul SHRIVASTAVA (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Tetsu SATO (Ehime University)
Organized by“The Sanitation Value Chain: Designing Sanitation Systems
as Eco-Community-Value System” Project, ResearchInstitute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)

Discussion

Supported byClosing Remarks

Taro YAMAUCHIThe Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University“Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human
Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs"