The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council enhances collaboration in the water supply and sanitation sector, specifically in order to attain universal coverage of water and sanitation services for poor people around the world. Operating with a mandate from the UN General Assembly, its mission is “to accelerate the access to sustainable water, sanitation and waste management services by all people, with special attention to the unserved poor, by enhancing collaboration among developing countries and external support agencies and through concerted action programmes”.
Activities
Through its networking and knowledge management programme, the Council helps sector professionals to share their concerns, knowledge and experience. It provides opportunities for problem solving, access to combined expertise, continuous dialogue on key issues. The Council also produces publications setting out guidelines, procedures and codes of conduct which are developed by experts working together over several years. In addition to its fora, working groups, task forces and networks, the Council is responsible, via its advocacy programme, for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All campaign (‘WASH’). The WASH campaign was launched globally in 2001, and more than 20 national campaigns have since been established. National level activities are organized by National Coordinators and National WASH coalitions, sector professionals working with WSSCC on a voluntary basis. The WSSCC is also currently in the process of developing a grants facility for sanitation and hygiene projects.
Type of organisation:
Intergovernmental organizations
Established:
1991
Number of staff:
5
Head/Director:
Interim Executive Director: Jon Lane
Cooperation
with UN-HABITAT, UNEP, the World Bank, the Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP), regional Development Banks, and various research organizations, knowledge centres and implementation organizations in over 30 developing countries. The WSSCC has partnership agreements with a variety of organizations and networks, including UNICEF, WHO and the Global Water Partnership.
Publications
are available either on the WSSCC website or from the WSSCC
Secretariat.
Keywords
Agenda 21, freshwater, health, public awareness, waste
