Inclusion, resilience and quality services: CBS highlights from the 2024 UNC Water and Health Conference
Isabella Montgomery, CBSA’s Programme Manager, shares insights on container-based sanitation from this year’s UNC Water and Health Conference.
Green Climate Fund publishes groundbreaking new guidance, paving the way for increased climate funding for sanitation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has developed transformative new guidelines aimed at expanding access to climate finance for sanitation projects, paving the way for increased funding for sustainable and climate-resilient sanitation.
New CBSA resource on mainstreaming CBS for sanitation authorities
CBSA is delighted to announce the publication of a new guide designed to help sanitation authorities integrate container-based sanitation (CBS) into their service portfolios. The resource aims to inspire and empower authorities to embrace CBS as an inclusive, climate-smart, and scalable solution that supports their ambitions to leave no one behind in providing safe and dignified sanitation services.
Is there such thing as low-cost sanitation? Not if you want to keep it safe
A landmark 2023 study, Does “Low Cost” Urban Sanitation Exist? Lessons from a Global Data Set, which looks at real costs of sanitation systems, re-evaluates the notion of low-cost sanitation, concluding that thinking of sanitation systems as expensive or low-cost is not meaningful.
The Lancet Pathfinder Commission highlights dual benefit of CBS for climate and health
Pathways to a healthy net-zero future by The Lancet Pathfinder Commission identifies container-based sanitation (CBS) as key solution for delivering climate action and health co-benefits.
Implement now: USAID report recommends CBS for immediate action to reduce methane emissions
USAID’s report, Managing the climate impact of human waste, which examines existing knowledge about methane emissions and abatement approaches for urban sanitation in low- and middle-income countries, proposes immediate investment in CBS for its high methane abatement potential.
New CBS guidelines and best practices to support Cape Town services
We are very pleased to share the publication of new guidelines and best practices for container-based sanitation (CBS), developed to support service improvements in Cape Town, to be adopted and adapted both by Cape Town as well as more widely within South Africa.
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 resilient in the face of climate change challenges. Sanitation is Read more