The Global Sanitation Crisis : Pathways to Urgent Action (Overview Report)

Overview & Synopsis

This World Bank report highlights the benefits of investing in resilient urban sanitation systems for people, economic growth, and the planet. The report presents a suite of policy, institutional, regulatory, and financing (PIRF) recommendations, and outlines actions that cities and countries can take to accelerate progress toward universal access to resilient, safely managed sanitation. It contributes to the World Bank’s strategic objective of accelerating access to water, sanitation and hygiene by supporting two pillars of the World Bank’s Water Strategy: Water for People and Water for Planet.