Activity Description
USAID Fragile Waters uses locally-led approaches to increase water security in fragile contexts, working across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, through a combination of technical assi
Water and climate change are inextricably linked. From rising sea levels to increasingly frequent and severe floods and droughts, climate change affects water access, availability, and quality.
Activity Description
Climate-Resilient WASH builds on prior investments in supporting sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia, and serves as USAID’s flagship W
Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has put pressure on water and sanitation providers, resulting in uneven progress on access to services, especially among the poorest and most vulnerable people.
In low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, between 44 percent to 51 percent of urban populations are unserved by piped water and 72 percent to 84 percent lack sewered connections.
Achieving and sustaining equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation services remain key challenges in many urban areas of low- and middle-income countries.
Across low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the public institutions mandated to provide water and sanitation services in cities have limited financial capacity and/or capabilities to provide citywide coverage.