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The Water and Development Technical Series is a set of technical briefs that provide guidance on important topics for developing and implementing water and sanitation activities in support of the…

This Black History Month, USAID’s Center for Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene is celebrating Brittany Thomas, a Foreign Service Officer, based in Senegal at the Sahel Regional Office where she leads water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WSSH) and climate adaptation programming. Learn more…
It is estimated that two billion people—a quarter of the world’s population—live without access to safe, sanitary toilets. To achieve SDG 6.2 (‘Achieving access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030’) investment must quadruple.
However, current subsidy and demand…
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Water insecurity - including lack of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene products and services - disproportionately impacts those who are poor and who face social, political, or legal discrimination. However, investments in equitable water security, water resource allocation…
The Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 establishes the requirement to develop a WASH Needs Index. The WASH Needs Index provides a foundational input into the process of prioritizing Water for the World High-Priority Countries, in addition to identifying countries requiring congressional…
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