Episode 6: Action for resilient citywide sanitation co-developed with local governments in Indonesia

This episode is part of season that looks at understanding the interrelations between sanitation and climate change. Climate change is real and many people in the world are already getting used to its consequences. Sanitation is affected in multiple ways by climate change. But sanitation is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as we have seen in previous episodes. Unfortunately, the effects of climate change on WASH services are probably going to be worse for the most vulnerable populations.  How can we empower governments in low- and middle-income countries address climate change?  The paper we are going to talk about provides some guidance to answer this question. We talked with Juliet Willetts, professor at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney to better understand how. The paper outlines a co-production approach to understand sanitation and climate related risks. It suggests a  ‘climate resilient sanitation system’ framework as guidance for governments, also outside Indonesia, to engage in actions of response. The framework structures the actions along seven key domains ranging from planning and decision-making to infrastructure and learning over time as a starting point to address the complexity governments must face when planning for citywide inclusive and resilient sanitation.  To read the paper: Co-developing evidence-informed adaptation actions for resilient citywide sanitation: Local government response to climate change in Indonesia. www.doi.org/10.1177/23998083221098740. To learn more about this the speaker: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Juliet.Willetts Related publication: Analysing the capacity to respond to climate change: a framework for community-managed water services. www.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2018.1562867.