Background
Water is essential for human health as it is closely linked with our body. However, data from UNICEF has shown more than 2.6 billion which is forty percent of the world’s population experience lack of basic sanitation facilities and safe drinking water sources. These situation have resulted illness and deaths of children caused by diarrhea and other sanitation-related disease. Not only is health related disease attacking children, but also lack of education. Children, in particular girls are too busy fetching water which discourage them of good education. In advance, poor people will encounter lack of productivity which in advance cause national economic suffers. It is vital then to improve water supplies and sanitation facilities in communities, and to promote safe hygiene practices as well.
We are already aware, along with the development of technology engineering in the world today, it contributes towards the negative impact of the environment. Environmental sanitation has always become a major issue related to developing countries including Indonesia. In financial field, among other items proposed for prioritization in funding for local government, sanitation is more or less has been left behind in budget allocation every period of discussion. Despite that sanitation has not been in main concern, both environmental and human health experts must ascertain new technology and finding to ensure public health.
The conference is expected to lead in opening of perspective of the importance of environmental sanitation in Indonesia. Technologies are presented along with awareness of people of good and decent sanitation facilities to be built to accommodate poor people in Indonesia have their very basic right met. Thus, in essence as well, the conference will take a role in bridging environmental sanitation experts between international and national.