Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues for the urgent integration of sanitation considerations into national climate policies and the inclusion of climate adaptation and mitigation measures within sanitation policies.

• There is a significant disconnect between sanitation and climate change policies, leading to sanitation priorities being poorly represented in national climate frameworks and sanitation policies neglecting climate impacts and greenhouse gas emission mitigation.
• Investments in climate-resilient and low-carbon sanitation provide multiple benefits, including the reduction of socio-environmental vulnerability and the lowering of greenhouse gas emissions through resource recovery and reuse methods like off-site composting or biogas production.
• The failure to integrate climate and sanitation policies results in missed synergies between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 and 13, and leads to sanitation initiatives receiving only a minimal amount of climate finance.

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

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Integrating Sanitation into Climate National Policy |date=25 November 2024 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-sanitation-climate-national-policy/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

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} }