Non-sewered sanitation is largely predominant in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2020, this sanitation method, often managed informally, represented 72% of the access in rural areas and 78.6% in urban areas. Therefore, formalizing non-sewered sanitation should be considered as a key issue for local authorities, which are usually responsible for this service.
The main objective of this session is to contribute to the achievement of targets 6.2 and 6.3 of SDG 6 on sanitation and wastewater treatment. Specifically, this session aims at presenting on-site sanitation as a sustainable and complementary alternative to the collective centralized system and supporting local governements in its structuring.
This session is based on diferent material :
- case studies realized in Cameroon, Cape Verde and Ghana.
- feedbacks from local elected officials, particularly in the context of decentralized cooperation projects. A project labeled “Initiative Dakar 2022” in Togo will be presented on this occasion.
- a questionnaire developed in coordination with UCLG-Africa, submitted to National Associations of Local Authorities.
This meeting will set the guidelines for a concrete roadmap presenting good practices on non-sewered sanitation, concerning local authorities.
This initiative coordinated by Yvelines, International Cooperation and Development (YCID) benefits from the support of the French Water Partnership (FWP) and the Gates Foundation.
This coalition in favor of non-sewered sanitation follows on from the discussions already initiated during the World Water Forum in Brasilia and during the Africities Summit (Marrakech, 2018).
1. Introduction and presentation of the global initiative on non-sewered sanitation: Jean-Marie Tétart, 10 min
2. Overview of the situation of non-sewered sanitation in Africa: Mbaye Mbeguere, 10 minutes
3. Summary of the case studies recommandations and discussion on the management methods:
- Cameroon : Roger Feumba 10 min
- Cape Verde : Herménio Fernandes, 10 min
4. First round of discussion (questions and answers with the audience): 10 min
5. Example of a decentralized cooperation project on non-sewered sanitation (labeled): experience of “la Commune des Lacs 1” : Alexis Acquereburu, 10 min
6. Role of local authorities and first results of the questionnaire: Mohamed Nbou, 10 min
7. Debate with the floor to draw the main recommendations and points of attention on non-sewered sanitation (Possibility of carrying it out, in the form of a SWOT matrix, in co-construction with the audience): 15 min
8. Closing - (Gates Foundation or Jean-Marie Tétart) 5 min
(Interventions may be limited to 7 minutes per speaker to leave room for questions).
Yvelines, Coopération internationale et développement (YCID)
