Strategies for building resilience to hazards in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems: the role of public-private partnerships

This research paper examines how to improve the resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems to hazards by analyzing risks at regional, urban, and individual levels and exploring the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs).

• The paper proposes a multi-level approach to resilience that considers risks at the individual, urban area, and regional or river basin levels, focusing on the components of risk, vulnerability, and resilience that affect human exposure to hazards.
• To reduce risks through public-private engagement, businesses are encouraged to consider ecosystem health and the services it provides for mitigating droughts and floods, as well as adopting development approaches like "making space" for water instead of controlling it.
• Building resilient urban environments requires an institutional culture supported by quality assurance methods and partnerships that specifically target the poorer customer base, support informal small entrepreneurs, and utilize financial mechanisms such as micro-finance and micro-insurance for the most vulnerable.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2014). Strategies for building resilience to hazards in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems: the role of public-private partnerships. https://www.sei.org/publications/strategies-for-building-resilience-to-hazards-in-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-systems-the-role-of-public-private-partnerships/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Strategies for building resilience to hazards in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems: the role of public-private partnerships. 2014. https://www.sei.org/publications/strategies-for-building-resilience-to-hazards-in-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-systems-the-role-of-public-private-partnerships/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2014strategies, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Strategies for building resilience to hazards in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems: the role of public-private partnerships}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/strategies-for-building-resilience-to-hazards-in-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-systems-the-role-of-public-private-partnerships/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }