RoWASHI- Nkumba University

Traditional WASH monitoring often focuses on technical outputs (e.g., pipes built). However, in the context of climate resilience, WASH acts as a catalyst. Secure WASH creates the necessary stability for a community to survive and adapt to climate shocks. Integrated, multi-sectoral solutions are prioritized over fragmented, sector-specific fixes because they create mutually beneficial feedback loops: a resilient community sustains its WASH systems, and secure WASH systems sustain the community.

This module explores the critical sanitation gap in rapidly urbanising areas, shifting the perspective from traditional 'hardware-only' solutions to the City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) framework. Aimed at university-level engineering and urban planning students, the session analyses technical and institutional barriers, the intersection of sanitation with climate action, and strategies for equitable service delivery in complex urban environments.