In May 2015, African leaders committed to budget allocations amounting to 0.5% of their countries'respective Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to sanitation and hygiene by 2020. Specifically, thiscommitment was part of the Ngor Declaration adopted at the fourth African Conference on Sanitationand Hygiene (AfricaSan) by ministers responsible for sanitation and hygiene.1 This brief explores thecontext of this commitment: how much are governments currently investing in sanitation? How can thisinvestment be increased?
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- IRC International Water and Sanitation Center
- Public Finance for WASH
- Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)
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- Africa (Eastern) / Ethiopia
- Africa (Eastern) / Kenya
- Africa (Eastern) / Uganda
- Africa (Western) / Ghana
- Africa (Western) / Nigeria
- Africa (Western) / Burkina Faso
- Africa (Central) / Democratic Republic of Congo
- Africa (Western) / Senegal
- Africa (Southeastern) / Mozambique
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