Refreshing Africa's future: prospects for achieving universal WASH access by 2030

This report explores Africa's potential to achieve universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) by 2030, finding that current trajectories fall short and assessing the costs and benefits of accelerated access.

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The research method involved using the International Futures (IFs) forecasting system to analyze current trajectories and model two alternative scenarios for improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Africa.

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The report examines Africa's prospects for meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: universal access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) by 2030. Using the International Futures (IFs) forecasting system, it analyzes Africa's current trajectory and two alternative scenarios: an aggressive push toward universal access and a more moderate approach based on 2015 baselines. The analysis considers the costs of interventions and their benefits to development. The report finds that Africa is not on track to meet SDG 6 and that achieving universal WASH access will require significant investments in infrastructure, potentially leading to domestic spending trade-offs. It also highlights the importance of prioritizing spending on SDG 6 in low-access countries to improve human development outcomes.

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Categories: 2030 time horizon | 2030s time horizon | Africa geographic scope | English publication language | balancing wash scenario | diarrhoeal disease | economic productivity | education and health trade-offs | human development | infrastructure investment | international futures forecasting | sustainable development goals | universal access scenario | wash access | water