Urban and peri-urban areas with high population density are increasingly prevalent, with over 1 billion people currently residing in unplanned/informal settlements. Access to safely managed sanitation is lacking in these areas, leaving a significant portion of low-income households living without access to basic, improved, and safely managed sanitation.
In response to these challenges, the citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approach has emerged as a versatile strategy to address sanitation issues in diverse contexts. This "technology-agnostic" approach focuses on the entire service chain and underscores the importance of addressing the enabling environment for sanitation, including financial, institutional, regulatory, social, and technical aspects, to overcome barriers hindering sustainable sanitation service provision in urban areas.
Aguaconsult has collaborated with both government and non-government entities and development partners, providing technical and strategic assistance for the implementation of CWIS. Our track record in this field includes, but is not limited to, the following:
UNICEF 2023 -24
Situational analysis for UNICEF, Tajikistan. Conducting a situational analysis of city-wide inclusive sanitation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, including the development of a SFD, assessment of the enabling environment, and the development of a costed action plan and strategy CWIS.
Water Integrity Network 2023
Assessing integrity in CWIS regulation frameworks (Zambia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Tanzania). Developing a generally applicable methodology for conducting integrity assessments in the regulatory frameworks for citywide inclusive sanitation.
Grand Challenges Canada 2017-20
Venture Advisors for Urban Sanitation Innovation. Long-term technical and advisory support to Grand Challenges Canada and partners for urban sanitation innovation, including various CBS ventures, and scaling up funding, including support Eau et Vie in Bangladesh.
BMGF 2017
Shaping C-WISE Investment in Lusaka, Zambia. Support to BMGF and its USM initiative in shaping a C-WISE proposal for Lusaka, Zambia, with its proposed project partners GIZ and WSUP.
World Bank 2022
CWIS Policy Reform for Colombia: assessment of environmental policy and regulations to operationalize CWIS for Medellin and Tumaco, two cities in Colombia.
ESAWAS 2021
Urban Sanitation Investment Planning Tool. Development of a planning and investment tool for urban sanitation in Kenya and Zambia for ESAWAS with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
