Wastewater - Turning Problem to Solution

for short-term, immediate actions 2010 Recommendations

Progress since 2010 Examples of

Take a multi-sectoral and ecosystem approach to wastewater management from watershed to sea.

Wastewater sits at the crossroads of multiple policy areas: water management, circular economy, climate and environmental protection, and urban development.

The need for a suite of innovative solutions would be required to engage private and public sectors to address the di erent geographic, climatic, social, political and economic contexts.

It is acknowledged that there will not be a one- size- ts-all solution. There has been considerable innovation in the development of solutions since 2010, from decentralized low- tech-nature-based solutions to high-tech approaches for treating emerging pollutants and recovering resources safe for reuse.

Innovative nancing of appropriate wastewater infrastructure from design, implementation and decommissioning, and recognizing livelihood opportunities.

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There are examples where states with access to nance and technology have made signi cant advances in the last decade.

Figure 1.2-a: Key areas of progress against the short-term actions recommended in the 2010 report ‘Sick Water?’

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