A Call to Action: Regulating for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
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position paper May 2021 ; 11 pages
Ed. IWA - London
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Abstract:
How can we make the case for improving citywide inclusive sanitation for 2.1 billion urban residents without access to appropriate sanitation services? This is the burning question keeping water regulators in many parts of the world awake at night. With less than 9 years left to achieve SDG 6, there’s even more pressure to identify useful actions and solutions to meet the targets. While there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, certain steps can play a key role in delivering sanitation services which work for everyone – ultimately bringing an array of social, health, and economic benefits. IWA has identified a series of steps in a new report .
According to this report, water regulators should develop a model to identify the true cost of sanitation. This approach, which could be based on the existing way in which the true cost of water is measured, could help regulators make the financial case for greater investment in sanitation. The document also makes a number of other recommendations, including:
• Undertaking a review of all existing legislation and regulation relating to sanitation, and developing a roadmap on the way forward;
• Improving integration between water and sanitation, by giving suppliers responsibility for the provision of both services;
• Ensuring sanitation regulation is harmonised, and is directly focused on improving public health and the environment;
• Developing plans for innovative finance models, including potentially through private finance and subsidies; and
• Enhancing engagement with local communities, using public awareness campaigns, benchmarking, and use of targets where applicable.
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gender (CI) (DT) (ET) , sanitation (CI) (DT) (ET) , urban (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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IWA
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International Water Association - London - United Kingdom |
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