The following were identified at the 5th Global Forum of Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), November 2000:
People centred approaches (theme 1):
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behaviour changes in sanitation and hygiene;
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school sanitation;
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sanitation technologies for urban needs;
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rainwater harvesting;
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costing/pricing issues; and
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application of human rights approach.
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Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion (theme 2):
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new Household Centred Environmental Sanitation technologies;
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risks and benefits of alternative sanitation systems;
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cost effectiveness and scalability of existing hygiene promotion approaches;
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how to leverage support from industry for hygiene promotion;
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strategies for school-community interface and children as communicators;
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indicators for monitoring; and
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undertake applied research in the South, using research scholarships.
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Serving the urban poor (theme 3):
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cost recovery strategies and subsidies;
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relations between local governance/local politics and service provision;
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WSSCC to help disseminate research, not undertake it; and
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school and technical support needs of participatory processes.
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WSS in a broader context (theme 4):
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a water poverty index;
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changing roles of NGOs in decentralised private systems;
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IWRM case studies and analysis of community involvement;
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cost benefit analysis on water and sanitation links with poverty reduction; and
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different public-private-NGO-community partnership combinations.
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Institutional Management Options (theme 5):
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different public-private-NGO-community partnership combinations;
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institutional reform and capacity building for all actors;
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roles of key stakeholders;
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sustainability of public-private partnerships (what follows the concession?);
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institutional arrangements to accelerate sanitation; and
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pros and cons of integrated or separate organisations for water and sanitation organisation.
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Resource Mobilisation and Sustainability (theme 6):
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impact of WSS services on poverty and ways to create synergy with other sectors for poverty alleviation;
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effect of private service providers on services for the poor;
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best practices on urban subsidy programmes; and
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cost date for a range of service options and geographic regions.
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Target, Indicators and Monitoring (theme 7):
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guidelines on monitoring and indicators for Vision 21.
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