Community-led total sanitation has been widely used and adapted as a strategy for reducing open defecation.
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- EventThe University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice was held virtually October 4-6, 2021.
- ArticleImproving the effectiveness of rural sanitation interventions is critical for meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and improving public health.
- ArticleCommunity-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a popular intervention for eliminating open defecation in rural communities. Previous research has explored the contextual and programmatic actors that influence CLTS performance.
- EventJune 29, 2021
- Water CurrentsOver the past five and a half years, practitioners in the water and sanitation space have come to rely on a topical and curated selection of the latest water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management research, resources, and n
- SummaryThe 2020 handwashing research summary outlines key themes and findings from handwashing-related research papers published in 2020.
- TopicCollaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) are critical to effective and efficient water security, sanitation, and hygiene programming and strategy at USAID and among its partner governments, donors, and implementing partners.
- Case StudiesThe longer term impacts of COVID-19 on the financial sustainability of WASH infrastructure are serious and may persist long after the immediate threat of the pandemic has receded.
- ReportThis report identifies major global gaps in WASH services: for example, one third of health care facilities do not have what is needed to clean hands where care is provided; one in four facilities have no water services; and 10% have no sanit