Search Climate Insights Directory

This report demonstrates a criteria-based approach to comparing sanitation systems for municipal planning across three contexts: Sweden, South Africa, and Mexico. It finds that while centralized waterborne systems are often the social norm, they frequently suffer from financial and operational unsustainability. Conversely, dry urine-diversion systems consistently show superior environmental performance and resource conservation, despite lower socio-cultural acceptance and higher household-level management requirements.

The report 'Umlibo' documents a community-led climate change advocacy project in Hamburg, South Africa. It centers on a 6m x 2m embroidery masterpiece created by 43 artists from the Keiskamma Art Project in collaboration with WWF South Africa. Through personal narratives, the document illustrates how climate change manifests as extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and economic instability in a vulnerable coastal community, while advocating for sustainable livelihoods and education to build resilience.