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African Ministers Council on Water Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines Kitch Bawa AMCOW Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social


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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines

Kitch Bawa AMCOW

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

  • Sub Saharan Africa population =

1,022,664,451 (worldpopulationreview.com)

  • 28% access to basic sanitation
  • Access to safely managed sanitation?

Faeces per day = 250g/day 1,022,664,451 x 250g = ???????????

Where does it all go with < 10% sewer connection?

Why does it matter?

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

Where do we want to be?

  • A coordinated approach to sanitation programming and regulation is required.
  • Need for Clear and inclusive sanitation policy

Sanitation policy (Urban; Rural)

National strategy

County; Regional; State; strategy

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

Why does it matter to AMCOW & Africa?

Sanitation policy

  • r none

National sanitatio n action plan

City sanitatio n master plans

Project s

  • Evidence from pilot

sanitation policy intervention and eThekwini Commitments monitoring shows a gap in sanitation policy

  • A good policy and

strategy necessary foundation for improving sanitation

  • AMCOW increasingly

prioritising sanitation

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

ASPG

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

The ASPG System

  • An inclusive sanitation policy and

implementation strategy

  • A step-wise guide to develop sanitation

policy and strategy

  • The legal framework needed for

implementation of the policy

  • A system for request for support
  • A support mechanism to assist countries

develop develop/improve policy/strategy

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

Why have an African Sanitation Policy Guidelines?

  • Global goals has shifted from basic sanitation to

safely managed sanitation for all, ending OD

  • Lack of /or unclear sanitation policy; implementation

strategy and regulatory framework a major challenge for achieving SDG6 by Africa

  • There area major gaps in the sector for guidelines for

developing an inclusive sanitation policy

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

Who is involved?

  • Member states – Focus
  • AMCOW
  • WHO
  • CSWC
  • BMGF – Financial and technical backbone
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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

What next ?

  • An expert Task Force made up of sanitation experts

from around the world will be established.

  • The Task Force members will contribute their

expertise to ensure the final guidelines support an evidence-based inclusive approach.

  • There will be stakeholders consultations at all levels

to ensure that the ASPG reflect the critical needs and existing realities.

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“Mission: To provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy in the provision, use and management of water resources for sustainable social and economic development and maintenance of African ecosystems”

African Ministers’ Council on Water

africasanitationpolicyguidelines@amcow-online.org

18 – 22 February 2019, SOFITEL HOTEL, ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE