The 2nd South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-2006) being held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 15-17 May, 2006. The SACOSAN-2006 basically aims to focus on the role of the Government, Communities and the Private Sector in water and sanitation issues in the South Asian Region. Then conference will discuss sanitation related Millennium Development Goals (MDG) - Their Potential and Implications, the convention will also focus on the technological options for formulating a joint sanitation policy.

Participants from all over South Asia including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be participating in this event overall goal of the Conference is to accelerate the progress of sanitation and hygiene work in the South Asia so as to enhance its peoples' quality of life in fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals and the commitments made in the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

http://www.environment.gov.pk/sacosan-2005/