| Action Research on Alternative Strategies of Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management for Improved Health and Socio-economic Development in Peri-urban Coastal Communities of South Asia |
Measure the cost effectiveness of technically, socio-economically, and environmentally innovative and replicable approaches to excreta and solid waste management in low income semi-urban settlements in a part of Asia that has lagged behind in sanitation. Measurable improvement in sanitation conditions. Scale up the tested approaches through integration of lessons learned in sanitation policies and implementation programmes of local and state governments. Strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation and implementation skills of the participating research and civil society institutions through knowledge exchange, cross-regional training and joint documentation of studies, interventions and results.
