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Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Creating and sharing knowledge on this issue was judged particularly necessary as early adaptation and improved governance for WASH is highly critical for the most vulnerable. The group discusses potential impacts and specific adaptation measures, undertakes studies, organises meetings dedicated to this topic and forming a working group hosted by WSSCC on WASH and climate change. The working group also exchanges experiences and positions of the organizations involved and explores climate change adaptation measures that serve to reduce the vulnerability of affected communities in relation to access to WASH services and in their broader water management activities

Mailing list. Face to Face meetings.

The Working group on climate change and WASH was initiated in 2008 by serval sector organisations who started discussion on impacts and possible adaptation strategies to climate change in WASH.

The objective of the Working Group is to promote and support effective climate change adapation approaches and measures in the WASH sector. It aims to do so by providing a platform of knowledge sharing and joint advocacy activities.

Current core partners are IRC, Tearfund, Unicef, WaterAid, WIN, IWA, Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). Interested organisations are welcome to join the group as members or observers