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

The paper examines the multi-level nature of resilience in WASH systems—at regional, urban, and individual levels—to identify strategies for public-private partnerships. It argues that businesses must integrate ecosystem health into investment decisions to mitigate climate-related risks like floods and droughts. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for an institutional culture focused on greener urban environments and partnerships that support vulnerable populations through micro-finance and the inclusion of informal entrepreneurs.

• Resilience in WASH systems is multi-level, requiring an analysis of risk, vulnerability, and resilience at the regional/river basin, urban area, and individual levels.
• To mitigate risks from climate change and development, businesses must consider ecosystem health and the services it provides for flood and drought mitigation, moving toward approaches like "making space" for water rather than controlling it.
• Effective partnerships for resilient urban environments must include the poorest customers, support informal small entrepreneurs, and utilize financial mechanisms such as micro-insurance and micro-finance to assist 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} }