PART 1 – WHY WASH RESILIENCE?
Pacific WASH Resilience GUIDELINES
A practical tool for all those involved in addressing the
resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene services in the Pacific
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Objectives and varying challenges
Unique everyday challenges
The Pacific presents unique challenges for WASH; fragile water resources, limited government service provision, and high logistics costs
Frequent shocks
One of the most high risk disaster regions in the world frequently impacting WASH services
A region in transition
Climate change rising sea levels, changing rainfall patterns, environmental degradation, population growth and urbanisation
ALL COMBINE FOR MOUNTING PRESSURES!!!
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WASH resilience approach in Pacific island countries
The challenges above present significant barriers to WASH service delivery
WASH Resilience approach provides three focus areas to overcome these:
- Integrate risk-informed programming
- Enhance resilience at country national and sub-national level
- Enhance resilience at community level
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Introducing the WASH Resilience Framework
National/sub-national level
- Government is supported in setting targets, and prioritising implementation using risk.
- Support the provision of technical assistance.
- Enable financial assistance mechanisms.
- Monitor progress and adapt as required.
Community level
The implementation of technical assistance and infrastructure upgrades to ensure resilient and sustainable WASH services
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