Integrating sanitation and climate change in national level policy frameworks

The authors’ objective is to discuss the extent of integration between sanitation and climate change in national level policies. They provide an update on the analysis of sanitation’s inclusion in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and also cover the extent to which climate change considerations are included in sanitation plans and policies.

After describing their analysis of country policies from NDCs and where they are progressive or lacking, they highlight other examples of integration strategies and their observed benefits and provide recommendations on how climate-sanitation policy integration can be achieved in practice. In response to the growing calls for integrating sanitation and climate policy, they provide critical insights and recommendations to advance the global implementation of integrated climate-sanitation priorities. Specifically, their findings aim to support ongoing policy processes, such as the upcoming revisions of NDCs and the formulation of national adaptation plans (NAPs), as well as countries’ climate-resilient water, sanitation and health (WASH) initiatives and investments.