WORKSHOP 3
Changing Human Behaviour – Prospects for Progress
In our daily activities, we can contribute to improved health and
reduce pollution. We can build sustainability through improvements
in simple routines, such as improved hygiene, safer storage and
disposal of liquid and solid waste, or by adopting precautionary measures in the use of hazardous substances in households and economic activities.
In sanitation and many other human development fields, technical advancements are vital. But human preferences and actual
behaviour can make or break almost any technical solution.
Institutional and political settings are key, and cultural dimensions
and social traditions must be incorporated to design effective
policies and technologies. There are limits to the impact of political guidance; therefore the workshop focuses on how human behaviour
can be steered towards a clean and healthy world.
This workshop will focus on “down to earth” issues related to human behaviour. It is essential to provide concrete examples from different parts of the world. Cases should illustrate what values, policies and initiatives have been effective in motivating people to adopt behaviour that have led to pollu-tion abatement and/or proper and continuously functioning sanitation systems.
Submit Abstract
The line is closed. If you have questions regarding the abstract submission, please email: jakob.ericsson@siwi.org
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