1^st International Terra Preta Sanitation Conference

The German WASH Network is one of the organisers of the Conference, which will be held in Hamburg, Germany, on 29^th-30^th August 2013

Terra Preta Sanitation (TPS) is an issue of growing concern in the light of water & sanitation, climate change, energy as well as soil protection. The International TPS Conference aims at bringing scientists and practitioners together in order to present their results and to share their experiences.

The official call for abstracts is now available on the TPS website www.tps-ic.org or can be downloaded here. Abstracts can be submitted until 15^th February 2013. The acceptance thereof will be notified to the leading author no later than 15^th March 2013, following the evaluation by the scientific committee.

All papers accepted for presentation will be published in proceedings available at the start of the TPS conference. A selected number of papers of good quality will be considered for scientific publication, having been submitted to a regular peer-review process. Please do not hesitate to contact the organising secretariat when having questions (office [at] tps-ic.org)!

The conference is being organised by

TUHH (Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg)

WECF (Women Engage for a Common Future)

UNESCO-IHE (Institute for Water Education)

WASH Netzwerk

BDZ (Bildungs- und Demonstrationszentrum für dezentrale Abwasserbehandlung)