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Sustainable cost recovery principles can drive equitable, ongoing funding of critical urban sanitation services

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 sanitation targets and achieve citywide inclusive service delivery are stymied by a widely bemoaned lack of funding and finance. While shortfalls in financing undoubtedly constrain progress, so too does the quality of financing discourse. This Comment contends that a different conversation is needed about what societies consider fair and sustainable in terms of financing urban sanitation. We identify three problems with current discussions and propose the principles of sustainable cost recovery as constructive pillars around which to coalesce.

Source: npj Clean Water

DOI: 10.1038/s41545-024-00399-2

Authors: Naomi Carrard, Juliet Willetts, Antoinette Kome, Rajeev Munankami

Institutions: University of Technology Sydney, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Language: English

Topic: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Subfield: Waste Management and Disposal

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,590