Announcements
Announcements
The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) will launch the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) on 10 June 2021. The ASPG are intended to provide guidance to African governments to enhance or develop a clear and comprehensive sanitation policy that will pave the way for the development and implementation of large-scale national sanitation programmes.
Stream of water pouring into children’s hands in southern Burkina Faso. Photo: Jadwiga Figula / Getty Images.
The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) is an initiative led by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), of which SEI is a member of the AMCOW AfricaSan Advisory Committee.
The ASPG will provide the necessary guidelines for African states to develop functional sanitation policies and create an enabling environment to support the implementation of inclusive sanitation and hygiene policies to achieve regional and international targets.
High-level participants, including heads of states, governments officials, ministers, donors, media, civil society organizations, WASH experts and relevant actors will be in attendance. The event aims to increase the participants’ understanding of ASPG content and add value to shaping the sanitation landscape and enabling environment of Africa.
Feature / SEI was invited to share research insights with the International Development Association and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Feature / SEI Africa's Harriette Okal discusses the role of water in conflict and cooperation, emphasizing sustainable management and gender equality.
Programme / Understanding and improving the performance of supply-chain policies aimed at halting tropical deforestation.
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