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WASH resiliente al clima: qué funciona, qué no y qué sigue
Por Anna Libey, Kelly Latham y Liza Rivera.
El cambio climático impacta principalmente a través del agua, exigiendo sistemas WASH resilientes. Basado en 80 estudios de caso, este blog muestra que la adaptación efectiva depende de enfoques locales, gestión de servicios y ecosistemas, con liderazgo comunitario clave para lograr sostenibilidad.
Climate-Resilient WASH: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next
By Anna Libey, Manager of Evaluation and Learning; Kelly Latham, Sr. Global Advisor, Climate and WRM; and Liza Rivera, Regional Director, Latin America.
Climate-resilient WASH requires place-based, risk-driven approaches rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. Evidence from 80 case studies shows that service management and ecosystem health matter more than infrastructure.
On the Road Toward Everyone Forever: Implementing the Sustainable Services Checklist in Latin America
By Patrick Coad, Latin America Regional Program Officer
Water is often seen as a free gift of nature, a common pool resource that belongs to everyone. However, ensuring long-term access to water requires investment, governance, and long-term planning. At Water For People, we implement a Sustainable Services Checklist to measure our progress toward lasting water, sanitation, and hygiene access.
As we prepare to roll this out for 2025, I’m reflecting on what it takes to truly measure our progress across Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru.
WASH Sector Reflections in India
By Arpita Chatterjee, Water For People and Shiny Saha, IRC
After conversations on the need to explore ways to enhance the Government of India’s efforts to ensure water and sanitation services to all, IRC, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) India and Water For People India organised in November a meeting with the Aga Khan Development Network, Arghyam, Tata Trust, UNICEF, and WaterAid India to brainstorm on the methodology for a joint sector reflection. Here’s a summary of the event and our takeouts.
Navegando las aguas de comunicación para el sector WASH
Por Alejandra Catter
En este blog se hablarán de las experiencias y aprendizajes sobre el rol fundamental de la comunicación eficaz para lograr cambios positivos en el sector de agua y saneamiento.
Navigating the Waters of Communications for the WASH Sector
By Alejandra Catter
In this blog, we’ll discuss experiences and learnings regarding the critical role of effective communications in creating positive change in the water sector. Here are some challenges and takeaways that may help those who are starting to navigate in the not-so-calm waters of communications for the WASH sector:
¡Grupos de interés! ¿Quiénes son y qué es lo que quieren?
Por Yvonne Lugalli
Llevar a cabo un análisis de los grupos de interés para un proyecto WASH incluye pasos muy específicos, sin embargo, aunque el proceso pueda parecer estándar, hay más que considerar de lo que dicta la teoría. En este blog, Yvonne Lugali compartirá su experiencia en la gestión de grupos de interés en proyectos WASH para garantizar un resultado satisfactorio para todos.
Stakeholders! Who are they and what do they want?
By Yvonne Lugalli
Conducting a stakeholder analysis for a WASH project includes very specific steps, however, while the process may seem standard, there is more to consider than what theory dictates. In this blog, Yvonne Lugali will share her experience in managing stakeholders in WASH projects to ensure a successful outcome for everyone.
