NEW! The 2022 Edition of the Strategic Framework for WASH Climate Resilient Development launched at COP27 on 17 November. 

The Strategic Framework consists of 4 quadrants which provide guidance on how to ensure resilient WASH services.

Resilient WASH programming helps ensure that WASH infrastructure and services are sustainable and resilient to climate related risks; and WASH contributes to building community resilience to climate change.

Read more and download the Strategic Framework Strategy here:

 English, Spanish, French, Portuguese 

To support the implementation of the Strategic Framework, a number of Technical Briefs have also been developed. The briefs go into further detail on specific topics to support the implementation of the Framework.

1. Understand the problem - Guidance Note

• Risk assessments for WASH + Spread sheet tool 
  

2. Identify and appraise options - Technical Briefs

• Linking risk with response: options for climate resilient WASH - also available in Spanish and French

• Appraising and prioritising options for climate resilient WASH
  
  
• Climate resilient sanitation in practice

3. Deliver solutions - Technical Briefs

• Integrating climate resilience into national WASH strategies and plans

• Local participatory water supply and climate change risk assessment: modified water safety plans

4. Monitor and move forward - Technical Brief

• Monitoring and evaluation for climate resilient WASH

Additional references available here

The following Learning Modules have been developed in order to build the capacity of WASH practitioners to implement WASH climate resilience programming. 

1. Understand the problem

• Learning Module 1: Introduction

• Learning Module 2: WASH Climate Risk Assessments

2. Identify and appraise options

• Learning Module 3: Options to improve Climate Resilience

3. Deliver solutions

• Learning Module 4: Integrating Options into Strategies and Plans

4. Monitor and move forward

• Learning Module 5: Monitoring Programmes and Systems

 Country Initiatives