GPHW2022:

Climate Adaptation in the WASH Sector of East Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin

Theme: Reversing Climate Disaster

Date and Time: 05 April 2022 | 09:00 (CEST)

Event Description: As climate change threatens to undermine water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) progress globally through extreme weather events, rising water insecurity, and disruptions to hydrological systems, the need to mainstream climate adaptation into the WASH sector is becoming ever-more apparent. Still, progress on building climate resiliency in the WASH sector has been limited, and important knowledge gaps remain on the successes and challenges associated with climate-WASH integration in key climate vulnerable settings, including the responses of local communities to climate-driven WASH hazards. This presentation details the findings of a recent study conducted on climate-resilient WASH sector development in the climate-vulnerable Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), which has seen extremes of both flooding and drought in recent years resulting in diverse WASH threats. Drawing upon interviews with WASH sector stakeholders across lakeside regions of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and with community members in Mabinju village (Western Kenya), the adaptation strategies and experiences of LVB community members are discussed, and the institutional barriers to climate-WASH integration in the region are explored. Practical recommendations for addressing identified barriers and advancing progress on climate-resilient WASH sector development both regionally and globally are presented.

Presenter:

• Hannah Marcus, WFPHA Environmental Health Working Group Co-Chair

Event Type: Pre-recorded Video

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): WFPHA Environmental Health Working Group

How to Attend Virtually: The video will be available on WFPHA media.

Registration: N/A