CBSA welcomes Aguatuya and Innovation for Good as new affiliate members
Two new organisations based in Bolivia and the United States join the alliance.
Introducing CBSA’s 2024-27 strategy
We are happy to announce our refreshed CBSA strategy for 2024 to 2027!
Container Based Sanitation: uniquely positioned for action on methane
With growing recognition of the significant relationship between sanitation and methane emissions, sanitation partners are calling for the scaling of existing solutions such as CBS – an approach that not only offers diverse avenues for methane mitigation but also stands Read more…
Why sanitation is critical for action towards the Global Methane Pledge
Ahead of the Global Methane Forum, the Climate Resilient Sanitation Coalition and the Water Initiative for Net Zero draw attention to the lack of sanitation in climate discussions, highlighting key barriers for action, and the measures that should be taken to address them.
SOIL announces its first results-based financing contract for container-based sanitation
SOIL has announced its groundbreaking partnership with IDB Lab’s Outcomes for Change Fund (OCF) in Haiti – the first large-scale Outcomes Fund to be implemented in a fragile country context and small island developing state.
Breakthrough for climate resilient sanitation at COP28 with explicit mention in the Global Goal on Adaptation
Thanks to the collective efforts of WASH partners, the importance of climate-resilient sanitation has been recognised in high-level efforts to address the climate crisis, with an explicit mention in the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) water thematic target.
Respecting aspiration in the pursuit of rights: embracing CBS as a transitional solution
This Human Rights Day, read a transcript of a presentation given by Sasha Kramer, CEO of Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) at the 1st IWA NSS conference in October, in which she shared how her thinking has evolved on the role of CBS in addressing basic service provision and long-term systems change.
Getting sanitation back on the (global) agenda
The CBSA and other members of the Climate Resilient Sanitation Coalition call for sanitation as a climate solution on World Toilet Day 2023.
The importance of aspiration, decent housing and public subsidy – three takeaways from the 1st IWA NSS conference
CBSA and its members featured prominently throughout this conference where we had numerous interesting and thought-provoking discussions. Read about the three key issues that gave us pause for thought.
The surprising adaptation and mitigation benefits of actively managing sanitation: a win-win for unlocking climate finance
The climate crisis demands urgent action across all sectors to reduce emissions and adapt to changing climatic conditions and sanitation is no exception. While there are no quick fixes, emerging research shows that actively managed services such as container-based sanitation benefit both adaptation and mitigation and should have the potential to secure valuable – and so far, elusive – sources of climate finance.