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EU ERA-NET SPLASHSanitation ResearchProgrammeSustainable and resilient sanitationservice chains in Maputo province,Mozambique – action research andpiloting for the benefit of the urban poor
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The SPLASH Sanitation Programme aims to addressurban sanitation challenges at scale in in sub- SaharanAfrica by developing solutions that focus on the entiresanitation service delivery chain.
The research programme is funded by the AustrianDevelopment Cooperation (ADC), the Department forInternational Development (DFID), Ministrère desAffaires Étangères et Européenes (MAEE), SwedishInternational Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In addition to the project on ‘Sustainable and resilientsanitation service chains in Maputo’, the other projectsfunded by SPLASH are:
3K-SAN – Catalysing self-sustaining sanitationchains in informal settlements. Working in Kigali(Rwanda), Kisumu (Kenya) and Kampala (Uganda) toassess the mechanisms to promote sustainablesanitation.
U-ACT – Economic Constraints and Demand-ledSolutions for Sustainable Sanitations Services inPoor Urban Settlements.Working in Kampala(Uganda), the U-ACT research focus on an in-depthinvestigation of the economic incentives that stimulatedemand for sanitation.
FaME – Faecal Management Enterprises. Workingin Senegal, Ghana and Uganda, the FaME project isevaluating innovative FS-management solutions that lead to technically robust, and financially viablesanitation service chains.
MAFADY – Management of the sanitation sector in a coastal ecosystem in Douala and Yaoundé,Cameroon. The aim is to determine actions to beundertaken by the various actors to improve sanitationand hygiene in coastal areas and slum districts of largecities in tropical humid climates.
Dr. Jonathan ParkinsonProject Co-ordinatorInternational Water AssociationUnited [email protected]
Moises MaboteAlliance for the Promotion ofSustainable Sanitation andWater Supply (CLASS-A),Maputo, [email protected]
Dr. Luiza CamposUniversity College LondonUnited [email protected]
Philippa RossUniversity College LondonUnited [email protected]
Professor Ilan JuranWater Utilities for Water Security,Safety and Sustainability Management- Assessment - Research –Technology (W-SMART)[email protected]
THE RESEARCHTEAM Who are we?
BackgroundSanitation related diseases are widely prevalent incities of sub-Saharan Africa particularly in poorcommunities and in informal settlements where serviceprovision is poor. The interrelated physical,environmental and social factors mean that solvingsanitation-related health problems remains challengingand sanitation interventions are often too focused onone particular dimension of the problem. A risk-basedapproach can help to unpack these complexities in away in which local stakeholders can engage with theproblems and identify priority areas for intervention.
Aims and ObjectivesThe objective of the research is to identify, develop andpromote appropriate intervention strategies to mitigateenvironmental health risks related to sanitation throughthe adoption of risk-based management strategies.
In order to achieve this, the research consortium isundertaking the following activities with the aim tomitigate health risks associated with sanitation systems :
• Development and application of a methodology forrisk analysis of sanitation systems;
• Identification of resilient sanitation technologies anddevelopment of strategies for their implementation;
• Capacity development of stakeholders at all levelsto collectively enhance sustainability of sanitationservices.
Research project activities
Sanitation system risk assessmentThe risk assessment methodology is used as the basisfor interaction with local stakeholders to identifyhazardous events and factors that exacerbate risks.
Improve governance of urbansanitation servicesThe project focuses on governance, institutional andregulatory issues that impact upon the delivery ofsanitation services in Maputo.
Stakeholder engagement withstakeholdersEngagement with local stakeholders in a participatoryrisk assessment process to support risk basedplanning.
Training and capacity building Training and capacity building activities to promoterisk based planning for sanitation improvements.
Outreach and disseminationSharing of key outcomes from our research todecision-makers at provincial and central level throughworkshops and seminars in Maputo.
For further information, visit the project website at:
http://www.iwahq.org/261/themes/urban-sanitation-initiative/splash.html
Expected research outputs• Risk-based sanitation planning tool –
to identify localities in the city and parts of thesanitation chain where risks are highest.
• Sanitation risk reduction action planninggroup – to interact and consult with localstakeholders to promote sanitation planning basedon risk assessment.
• Training tools and capacity building activities– to promote awareness and understanding of arisk-based approach towards prioritisation ofsanitation investments.
• Sanitation risk management plan – acombination of the above is used to prepare a planto target interventions to reduce risks.
• Policy recommendations for sanitationimprovements – based on the lessons learntfrom the project, recommendations for widerapplication of the risk assessment methodologywill be derived.
• Sanitation Charter – as a means to enlist officialsupport from governmental organisations.
