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The Water and Development Technical Series is a set of technical briefs that provide guidance on important topics for developing and implementing water and sanitation activities in support of the U.S. Government Global Water Strategy and USAID’s plan under the strategy.
![How to Use USAID’s Local Data Mapping Tool for Insights into Water and Sanitation Access How to Use USAID’s Local Data Mapping Tool for Insights into Water and Sanitation Access](/sites/default/files/mapping-tool.jpeg)
USAID’s Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program’s Local Data Mapping Tool allows users to explore and compare Admin 1 estimates, modeled Admin 2 estimates, and modeled estimates at a resolution of 5x5 km of key water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators.
On World Water Day, USAID’s…
![A New Law, a Spark of Reform: What the Democratic Republic of the Congo can teach us about WASH governance A New Law, a Spark of Reform: What the Democratic Republic of the Congo can teach us about WASH governance](/sites/default/files/new-law-congo.jpeg)
It is estimated that two billion people—a quarter of the world’s population—live without access to safe, sanitary toilets. To achieve SDG 6.2 (‘Achieving access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030’) investment must quadruple.
However, current subsidy and demand…
![Meet USAID’s 2024 Water Warriors Meet USAID’s 2024 Water Warriors](/sites/default/files/water-warriors-2024-1.png)
On this World Water Day, and every day, USAID champions its staff who work with local partners and communities around the world to increase sustainable access to water and sanitation, and strengthen water resources management. Each year, USAID recognizes the water security and sanitation leaders…
![Government-to-Government Collaboration Deepens Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Gains in Senegal: How a unique partnership is bringing sustainable water and sanitation improvements to underserved rural communities Government-to-Government Collaboration Deepens Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Gains in Senegal: How a unique partnership is bringing sustainable water and sanitation improvements to underserved rural communities](/sites/default/files/g2g-senegal.png)
A seven-hour drive southeast of Dakar, the Tambacounda region of Senegal is the country’s largest region geographically, but also one of the most economically depressed and sparsely populated. Tambacounda residents are intimately familiar with the struggle to access water, given that temperatures…
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