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Water and Sanitation
Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water, sanitation and solid waste services for all.

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Sector Framework Initiatives Projects at a Glance
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OUR VISION

The IDB Group activities in water, sanitation and solid waste support the elimination of inequities, achieving the universalization of efficient, affordable, sustainable, and good quality services. 

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CURRENT FOCUS AREAS

(i) Promote universal access to quality water and sanitation services;

 (ii) Improve financing and governance frameworks; 

(iii) Increase the efficiency of service providers and promoting private sector participation, with a view to achieving sustainable services; 

(iv) Incorporate disaster risk management and climate change considerations into the definition of sector policies and programs and promoting water security; 

 (v) Drive innovation in the sector.

We offer solutions

We offer solutions that address water, sanitation, solid waste management together with health and hygiene. education, gender and other environmental and social issues.

 

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Water utilities

 

We work with water utilities to improve access to quality services, governance and efficiency.

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We focus on protecting water resources

 

We focus on protecting water resources and promoting climate actions

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We focus on inclusion and promote community involvement

We promote gender and inclusion in policies and projects. We also promote community involvement, especially in planning, design, execution, and maintenance of services.

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Solid Waste Management

We support our lending member countries in their efforts to provide universal access to solid waste management services, promoting the incorporation of circular economy principles, incentivizing waste prevention and recovery, and ensuring the correct final disposal of items that cannot be reused. We provide technical support and financing for projects that allow those objectives to be reached, through the financing of investments and capacity building, knowledge, and innovation.

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