The recording of the “Turning Urine into Fertiliser: Innovative Research for Namibia’s Water and Food Security” presentation is now available
- 17 October 2025
If you missed the public presentation held by Dr Prithvi Simha and Dr Gert van der Merwe on 14 October 2025 and would like to know more about it then please access the resources below or watch the video on our YouTube channel.
The presentation slide are also available.
Eutrophication and poor sanitation continue to threaten Namibia’s water resources — but innovative research is offering new hope! Dr Prithvi Simha (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) and Dr Gert van der Merwe (Namibia University of Science and Technology) presented the AirCloset: a low-cost, decentralized urine-drying system that transforms human urine into a carbon-negative fertiliser. Discover how this ground-breaking project is improving sanitation, water, and food security across Namibia.
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