Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy

The document argues that sanitation systems are both vulnerable to climate change and contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, yet remain poorly integrated into national climate and sanitation policies. This disconnect leads to missed synergies between Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 13 and results in sanitation initiatives receiving minimal climate finance. The authors analyze NDCs and sanitation plans to provide recommendations for integrating climate-resilient water, sanitation and health (WASH) initiatives into national adaptation plans and updated NDCs.

• There is a significant disconnect between sanitation and climate change policies, meaning sanitation priorities are rarely reflected in national climate frameworks, and sanitation policies often ignore climate adaptation and mitigation needs.
• The lack of policy integration prevents the realization of synergies between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 and 13 and limits the amount of climate finance allocated to sanitation initiatives.
• Investing in low-carbon and resilient sanitation services can reduce socio-environmental vulnerability and lower greenhouse gas emissions through methods like off-site composting and biogas production for resource recovery.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy. https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-sanitation-climate-national-policy/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy. 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-sanitation-climate-national-policy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024integrating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-sanitation-climate-national-policy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }