Restrictions on gatherings and movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected essentially all aspects of life around the world—from movie theater closures in India to November’s 2020 G20 Summit being held virtually.
Despite the demonstrated health, economic, social, and environmental benefits that sanitation improvements provide, governments consistently underfund and place a low priority on sanitation.
This report presents the performance of the sector during the financial year (FY) 2019/20 with respect to investments, targets, achievements, outputs and challenges. It is based on Sector Performance Indicators.
Water utilities and smaller water service providers throughout sub-Saharan Africa are under great financial strain as they juggle COVID-19 mandates to expand services at a time when revenue has plummeted.
Although the consequences of urbanization on diverse socio-economic groups are well documented, how to address the health and development needs of the most vulnerable children is poorly understood.
Water service providers across sub-Saharan Africa, like much of the world, are facing acute challenges as they seek to maintain operations for the populations they serve.
In this video from Sustainable WASH Systems partner IRC WASH, learn about Learning Alliances and how they build strong local systems:Changing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems for the better – with the many social, technical, institutio