29 Aug 2013 00:00 — 30 Aug 2013 00:00

Conference // TERRA PRETA SANITATION, Hamburg/Germany

The 1st International Terra Preta Conference aims at bringing experts and interested people from the different sectors — water/sanitation, agriculture, soil, energy, health — together to present their research results and to share their experiences in the field of Terra Preta Sanitation.

The Conference focuses on the Nexus around Soil, Energy and WASH. It is organised by the Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection at TUHH GFEU e. V. WECF in cooperation with the Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics at TUHH, the German WASH Network, UNESCO IHE and BDZ.

Conference Themes

Nexus around Soil, Energy and WASH -TP soils — soil fertility -Organic farming, New insight to plant-soil interaction, land use, reforestation, reversing erosion -Quality of products, hygienic parameters, legislation, certification -TPS systems and design / Logistic and operation / Life cycle assessment -Carbon composting of biowaste and excreta / Wood gas technology for energy and char coal production / Pyrolysis vs. hydrothermal carbonisation -Microbiology, santisation and lactic acid fermentation -Greywater in TPS — Bamboo, short rotation plantation, constructed wetlands -Practical experiences