Rural

In accordance with the orientations of the PRACAS which is the agricultural component of the PSE, the PNIASAN, the LPSDA, the PAP2A and the PASAD, the main challenge of the agricultural sector is to build a competitive, diversified and sustainable agriculture, to fight against poverty and to reach food and nutritional security of the populations. The objective is to show the level of productive water management in Senegal by coordinating the participation and strengthening the visibility of MAER.

to exchange on the themes of the forom, to bring an answer to the problematic of the AEP in rural environment

Although many technology options for WASH services have been adopted in institutional settings such as schools, health care facilities and public spaces, new technologies are emerging that require validation and need to be assessed against national norms, if these exist. This session aims to stimulate a conversation about emerging technology options and considerations for WASH services in specific geographic/climate contexts and offer guiding actions on how best to support governments to embrace appropriate, sustainable technologies for institutional settings.

Almost 1 in 2 people globally do not have access to adequate sanitation, can’t safely evacuate or reuse wastewater. The situation in rural settings for the most vulnerable people is even more critical, 2 third of the people globally lacking access to basic sanitation living in rural areas.
Innovating in sanitation chain is a necessity. A necessity to prevent public health issues, environment pollution, to preserve water resources, developing the production of non-conventional water and promote rural development.

The precariousness of hygiene and sanitation services in rural areas around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is striking, especially in Africa where 77% of the population lacks basic sanitation. The implementation of participatory governance is key to meeting this challenge and considering the whole sanitation chain.

8 out of 10 people without access to even a basic water supply live in rural areas. Overcoming this challenge means adopting new ways of working and attracting the necessary investment to expand and sustain rural water services. There are invest-ready service models but what is needed is a new generation of rural water professionals to make them work, and investors and governments to support them.