Water & Sanitation

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May 2026

Objectives

  • Stabilise potable water and sanitation services in war-affected municipalities
  • Reduce public-health and infrastructure risks from damaged utility networks
  • Align utility recovery sequencing with governance, procurement and standards controls

Programme focus areas

Stabilise potable water and sanitation services in war-affected municipalities

Reduce public-health and infrastructure risks from damaged utility networks

Align utility recovery sequencing with governance, procurement and standards controls

Scope

  • Water treatment, distribution and pressure-network stabilisation works
  • Wastewater and drainage rehabilitation for urban and peri-urban settlements
  • Critical utility monitoring, resilience upgrades and contingency infrastructure

Delivery packages

Urban utility stabilisation

Rapid interventions for treatment facilities, pumping assets and distribution reliability in priority municipalities.

Rural access and sanitation continuity

Service continuity packages for rural settlements including sanitation, drainage and emergency supply nodes.

Resilience and risk reduction

Flood-response, leakage reduction and contingency utility planning linked to regional priorities.

Timeline

Assessment

Regional needs and sector priorities are scoped against governance and standards requirements.

Planning

Programme design, procurement preparation and documentation alignment — illustrative at this stage.

Implementation

Delivery begins only after formal verification, governance sign-off and safe access.

Monitoring

Progress reporting and compliance review under institutional oversight frameworks.

Implementation and assurance

Governance controls

  • Sequenced approvals for design, procurement and delivery readiness
  • Coordination with local operators and regional authorities on service-critical assets
  • Standards and safeguards review before major implementation phases

Evidence and reporting

  • Baseline service-coverage and outage indicators by priority locality
  • Milestone reporting tied to restoration package completion gates
  • Document-backed publication through the relevant programme and document channels

Opportunities

Partnership and delivery opportunities in this sector are structured through regional priorities, governance controls and document-backed implementation tracks.

Institutional frameworks referenced by this programme sector.

All programme sectors

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Version 1.0 · Last updated: May 2026 · Next governance review: 2027

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