The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Expanding Water and Sanitation project (Expanding WASH) in Zambia to suppor
Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has put pressure on water and sanitation providers, resulting in uneven progress on access to services, especially among the poorest and most vulnerable people.
In low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, between 44 percent to 51 percent of urban populations are unserved by piped water and 72 percent to 84 percent lack sewered connections.
Methane emissions are the second largest driver of global warming. Sanitation systems contribute to anthropogenic methane emissions if the biological decomposition of human feces is facilitated by anaerobic technologies.
Achieving and sustaining equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation services remain key challenges in many urban areas of low- and middle-income countries.
Across low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the public institutions mandated to provide water and sanitation services in cities have limited financial capacity and/or capabilities to provide citywide coverage.