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Nearly 10 million Ugandans face multiple vulnerabilities that account for their marginalisation and exclusion from WASH services.

TitleLeaving no one behind : identifying and addressing barriers to WASH service delivery in Uganda
Publication TypeBriefing Note
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsIRC Uganda
Pagination4 p.
Date Published07/2019
PublisherIRC/Watershed
Place PublishedKampala, Uganda
Publication LanguageEnglish
Abstract

This policy brief highlights issues and obstacles that impede access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services for nearly ten million people in Uganda. The unserved people face multiple vulnerabilities brought about by social, economic, environmental, technological, institutional and legal factors that account for their marginalisation and exclusion from WASH services.

Uganda has ratified several international and regional conventions and treaties that recognise and provide for access to water and sanitation as a human right. However, translation of policies and regulations has not been matched with financial commitments currently at 3% of the national budget; yet the sector requires about nine times more the current investment in order to meet the national targets. This threatens the achievement of universal access to the human right to drinking water and sanitation by 2030.

The policy brief begins by identifying unserved, excluded groups and the barriers they face to access WASH services. To address these barriers, it provides specific recommendations on influencing legal and policy processes; strengthening planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes; prioritising research, documentation and learning; strengthening partnerships and collaborations; and improved sector capacity.

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