The symposium brought together systems thinkers and do-ers from within and beyond the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector, to share our understanding of how systems approaches can help build sustainable and expanded WASH services around the world. We sought to stimulate more holistic thinking to help reveal opportunities for systemic change in the WASH sector. A primary objective was the identification of the current state-of-the-art thinking and experiences in WASH systems, the development of skills and tools for moving from theory to implementation of systems approaches, an elaboration of a shared agenda for taking the learning forward.
The symposium asked participants to share experiences of how they are using systems thinking to address persistent challenges in WASH -- and how they measure systemic improvements. And through invited guests from other sectors, it provided insight into how and with what tools systems thinking and systems strengthening are employed beyond WASH.
What would you have learnt at the symposium? What was the vision and motivation for the event? Read the background note or see the programme. For more information on the five thematic streams read the thematic area concept notes.
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