Launch of the WASH Finance Strategy Guide (Africa, Asia and Pacific)

In 2015, the international community committed, in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to achieve universal, equitable and affordable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene (WASH) by 2030. The new goals have required a significant increase in WASH sector performance to make better use of existing funding and to attract new investments. In 2022, many countries are off-track to meet their national WASH goals. A national WASH finance strategy is therefore one key element for accelerating progress towards targets.   

On 15 September 2022, UNICEF in collaboration with Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and IRC Water and Sanitation Centre, with key contributions from the World Health Organization (WHO), launched a new report, titled “Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Finance Strategies: A Guide”, which objective is to support governments and development partners in promoting and facilitating the development of WASH finance strategies. T

To be impactful, a WASH finance strategy should be fully owned and supported by WASH sector stakeholders and led by the government. Its primary target audience is senior officials in developing and transition countries who are responsible for the development of the WASH sector, representatives of civil society organizations, and experts from technical and financial development partners. 

This webinar is also available in French. Another webinar was held on the same day in English, Spanish and Portuguese with different case studies.

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