Water And Sanitation For The Urban Poor

Already nearly 900 million urban residents have no choice but to live in low income communities poorly built often illegal settlements which usually lack even the most basic services like water and sanitation.

Water and sanitation for the urban poor. Water access sanitation and hygiene for the urban poor wash up funded by usaid helped to improve availability and access to water and sanitation services in three slum communities of accra and two slum communities in the urban area of sekondi takoradi. With covid 19 and climate change both demonstrating the need to invest in improved water sanitation and hygiene for the poorest people around the world meeting to discuss th. Urban migration is leading to a crisis in cities in developing countries where millions of people lack access to the most basic of services. Poor sanitation in low income communities not only impacts the health of people living in that area it makes an entire city sick contaminating rivers impacting on food produced in peri urban areas and threatening safe water supplies.

We need to look more closely at the broader system in cities the capacity of institutions the policies the regulation and the available finance. Join us for world water week 2020 water sanitation for the urban poor this year world water week will be held virtually with wsup co convening five sessions through the week of 24 august 2020. In areas that lack sewers a different approach is called for.