By Antonio Palma. In 2007, David Holmgren (co-creator of the concept of permaculture) conducted an intensive tour of Latin America and was able to broadcast live, where was welcomed their proposal PermaCultura joint as a design tool, but also reflection and discussion on the need for a transition to other more sustainable society.
Here are some simple solutions for managing human waste in disaster situations. With a simple change in the way we view human waste we can create resources. By design we can assist communities to respond to disaster, and to come back stronger, wiser, and richer.
We understand that a big challenge in communities in the affected
region of biobio chile is what to do with ´human waste´. We are
proposing the installation of emergency dry toilets for families and
public. This will quickly reduce the risk of disease, and the need for
water. There are many model toiets
that are in use around the world in poor communities, and more recently
in Haiti post terremoto.
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