Rural areas of Uzbekistan have suffered with water delivery since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Community-led approach with support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and International Secretariat for Water has delivered positive results in supplying water to people. Next step - applying lessons learned to the entire region.
Zambia has made impressive strides in increasing access to basic sanitation services. The country’s adaption of a Community Led Total Sanitation approach has been a crucial aspect of the improvement. However, this approach is just one piece of a broader, nation-wide effort to shift the way sanitation is viewed and governed in the country.
Cambodia has made impressive strides in reducing open defecation over the last decade. Sanitation marketing has played an important role in increasing the ownership and use of toilets in rural areas, but challenges remain in reaching the poorest households and in moving further up the sanitation ladder.
“Toilet Revolution” in China, a campaign to improve public sanitation conditions, has proven successful and delivered results in hundreds of public and private locations across the country since 2015. Coordination between central and local governments, sustainable financing, and right incentives allowed for a smooth delivery, but funding allocation and “formalism” remain a challenge.
Container-based sanitation is an innovative solution to the challenge of sanitation in urban Haiti. What are the lessons this model provides for financial, environmental, and social sustainability?
