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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Main Authors:	Gibson, Jim, Eales, Kathy, Nsubuga-Mugga, Chris
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	SANITATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER SUBSIDIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396641528891986677/Reviewing-sanitation-in-Uganda-to-reach-sustainable-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29915

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spelling	okr-10986-299152021-05-25T09:15:25Z Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals Gibson, Jim Eales, Kathy Nsubuga-Mugga, Chris SANITATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER SUBSIDIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT 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. 2018-06-20T16:26:28Z 2018-06-20T16:26:28Z 2018-06 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396641528891986677/Reviewing-sanitation-in-Uganda-to-reach-sustainable-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29915 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Uganda
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topic	SANITATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER SUBSIDIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT
spellingShingle	SANITATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER SUBSIDIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT Gibson, Jim Eales, Kathy Nsubuga-Mugga, Chris Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
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description	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.
format	Policy Note
author	Gibson, Jim Eales, Kathy Nsubuga-Mugga, Chris
author_facet	Gibson, Jim Eales, Kathy Nsubuga-Mugga, Chris
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title	Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
title_short	Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
title_full	Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
title_fullStr	Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
title_full_unstemmed	Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals
title_sort	reviewing sanitation in uganda to reach sustainable development goals
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396641528891986677/Reviewing-sanitation-in-Uganda-to-reach-sustainable-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29915
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Reviewing Sanitation in Uganda to Reach Sustainable Development Goals

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