Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
This policy note draws upon information collated during a diagnostic study on the state of household and institutional sanitation in rural and urban areas, and presents the barriers and drivers of improvement of sanitation in the country. Low media...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396641528891986677/Reviewing-sanitation-in-Uganda-to-reach-sustainable-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29915 |
| Summary: | This policy note draws upon information
collated during a diagnostic study on the state of household
and institutional sanitation in rural and urban areas, and
presents the barriers and drivers of improvement of
sanitation in the country. Low median household incomes,
which constrain investment in sanitation improvement, are a
major barrier to improvement of sanitation in the country;
as well as chronic underfunding of local governments which
severely limits their ability to drive sanitation
improvement programs. Advancing sanitation improvement
systematically and sustainably requires a fundamental shift
from reliance on externally-funded project-based approaches,
to a sustained focus on sanitation by local governments,
with dedicated funding from central government to address
their sanitation mandate on an ongoing basis. The current
rate of progress in the sector reflects what can be achieved
with the current quantum of funding. The sector is currently
stuck in a low-level equilibrium, and prospects for
achieving different sanitation outcomes with the same
resources are limited. In addition, poor sanitation is
compromising Uganda’s schools and education goals. Achieving
safely managed sanitation across the entire service chain
will require concerted effort on all fronts. The policy note
makes recommendations and presents an action plan outline on
key interventions that should form part of an ongoing program. |
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