An Evaluative Framework for Urban WASH Sector Functionality: Baseline Assessment Results from Six Countries

October 2018

This publication presents the results of baseline urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector functionality assessments in WSUP’s (Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor) six programme countries. The authors begin by outlining the rationale and process for creating the framework that guided the assessments.

WSUP’s decision to develop a Sector Functionality Framework occurred in parallel with a wider shift towards system strengthening in the global WASH sector: away from a narrow focus on building taps and toilets, and towards an understanding of water and sanitation as a service, whose effectiveness depends on the wider enabling environment.

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PublisherWater and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
CountryBangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia
ThemesMonitoring, evaluation and learning, Outcomes and impacts, Sustainability and safely managed sanitation
ApproachesLearning approaches
LanguageEnglish

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