Sustainability

Report

Mobilizing Additional Funds for Pro-Poor Water Services

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal for universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030 requires utilities serving the poorest households to play critical roles. Yet these utilities are frequently unable to cover their current operational costs, much less expand access, through existing tariffs and transfers. New models and approaches are needed to identify new sources of sustainable subsidies for these utilities.

Evaluation

Performance Evaluation for the Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (iWASH) Program – Final Report

The goal of the Tanzania Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program (iWASH) was to support sustainable, market-driven water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services to improve health and increase economic resiliency of the poor within an integrated water resource management framework. Performance was reported measured against the following intermediate results:

Evaluation

Impact Assessment of iWASH Program in Villages of Mvomero District, Tanzania

This impact assessment is the result of a qualitative review of the impact of the Tanzania Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (iWASH) Program based on a selection of case studies collected in two of the recipient villages. It forms part of the documentation initiative of the iWASH Program.

Report

A Water Infrastructure Audit of Kitui County

In Kitui County, Kenya, an information gap exists on water coverage and quality of water service delivery for a large segment of the county population. To fill this gap, the Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) supported the University of Oxford to undertake a water audit in seven sub-counties from November to December 2017. The water audit located major rural water infrastructure and collected information on installation and operational performance to inform county planning, investment, institutional development, and dialogue on sustainability.

Fact Sheet

USAID's WASH-FIN Cambodia

Closing financing gaps to achieve universal access to water supply through improved creditworthiness of private water operators.

Conference

World Bank Water Week 2019

Water Week 2019, the flagship event of the World Bank Water Global Practice, will bring leading innovators, thought leaders, partners, and practitioners together with World Bank staff and clients to connect the best global knowledge with implementation, while bringing together cutting-edge solutions to critical challenges.

Webinar

Upcoming Webinar: How WASH Financing Facilities Can Close the Finance Gap for Universal Access

This webinar from USAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance Project (WASH-FIN) will share the key findings and lessons from a review of WASH financing facilities.

Podcast

Sam Huston on Stabilizing Water Utilities in Fragile Environments

New Security Beat, Feb 22. Over the past two decades, Huston has engaged with local communities on water utility reform programming in low-intensity post-conflict and potentially new conflict environments.

Press Release

USAID Launches 500 Million Birr Activity on World Water Day to Boost Ethiopia’s One WASH National Program

USAID Lowland WASH water interventions will reach 225,000 people and sanitation interventions will reach 750,000

Final Report

Reform of the Urban Water and Sanitation Sectors in South Sudan

The Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) program in 2009. SUWASA was a regional initiative to foster the transformation of water and sanitation delivery services in Africa to achieve their long-term financial sustainability through the application of market-based principles.