BARCELONA — The aggressive effects of climate change continue to rock many, if not all, parts of the world, and development programs are having to adapt accordingly. Water, sanitation, and hygiene projects are no different, especially given the increasing regularity of floods, droughts, and storms that may affect access to clean water.
Climate change is becoming more and more mainstreamed into the design of WASH projects, according to Christoph Gorder, chief global water officer at charity: water. “Certainly we’re anticipating and thinking about what things are going to look like for the next 25 years,” he said, adding that the relatively superficial interventions that were used 10 years ago are now being discarded in favor of more substantial measures.
Devex spoke to professionals within the WASH sector to ask what those measures look like for their projects and how others can ensure their WASH programs are climate-resilient.