Despite abundant water resources, Sierra Leone faces an economic water scarcity due to limited infrastructure. This report provides evidence of the current state of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Sierra Leone. It identifies key gaps in access to inform potential WASH operations and presents strategies to improve WASH services. While the interlinkages between WASH and other sectors like agriculture, energy, environment, and forestry are crucial, and a deeper analysis of integrated water resources management (WRM) is warranted, this report prioritizes the immediate need for improved WASH access.
Authors
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/08/28
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Sierra Leone - Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic : A Paradox of Scarcity in Abundance
- Pages
- 78
- Published in
- United States of America
- Unit Owning
- WB Off: Accra, Ghana /LR/SL (AWCW1)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
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Table of Contents
- Standard Disclaimer 2
- Copyright Statement 2
- Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... i 3
- Chapter 1 3
- Introduction and Overview 3
- Chapter 2 3
- Country and Poverty Context 3
- Chapter 3 4
- Water Resources and WASH in Sierra Leone 4
- Chapter 4 4
- WASH Policies Institutions and Regulations in Sierra Leone 4
- Chapter 5 5
- Key WASH Binding Constraints and Recommendations 5
- Chapter 6 5
- The Way Forward is Capacity Development Policy Strengthening along with Priority Interventions and Scale-up Investment. 5
- List of Figures 6
- List of Tables 7
- Acknowledgements 8
- Abbreviations 9
- Sierra Leone WASH Poverty Diagnostic Sector at a Glance 11
- Executive Summary 12
- 5. Despite significant challenges Sierra Leone has made significant strides in water 14
- Chapter 1 15
- Introduction and Overview 15
- 1.1 Investing in WASH for Better Human Development and Poverty Reduction 15
- Chapter 2 18
- Country and Poverty Context 18
- 2.1 Geography and Demographics 18
- Key Takeaways 18
- Chapter 3 26
- Water Resources and WASH in Sierra Leone 26
- 3.1 State of Water Resources in Sierra Leone 26
- Key Takeaways 26
- 3.2 Measuring the state of WASH. 30
- 3.3 Water service delivery 31
- 3.4 Sanitation service delivery 33
- 3.5 Hygiene facilities and services 35
- 3.6 Key issues in WRM and access to WASH in Sierra Leone 36
- While NWRMA has a strategic 36
- Chapter 4 38
- WASH Policies Institutions and Regulations in Sierra Leone 38
- 4.1 Policy and legal framework 38
- Key Takeaways 38
- 4.2 Institutional framework for Sierra Leone WASH and water resources 43
- 4 4 5 7.7 50
- 14 17 50
- 1.5 50
- 19 24 50
- 9.2 50
- 84 84 84 84 84 50
- FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 50
- 4.4 WASH regulatory arrangements in Sierra Leone 52
- Chapter 5 58
- Key WASH Binding Constraints and Recommendations 58
- 5.1 Constraints and Recommendations Learning from peers to improve WASH delivery in Sierra Leone 58
- Chapter 6 65
- The Way Forward is Capacity Development Policy Strengthening along with Priority Interventions and Scale-up Investment. 65
- 6.1 Capacity development WASHWRM for improved access to WASH 66
- 6.2 Policy strengthening and short-term priority investment in WSS. 66
- 6.3 Impact at scale to achieve the SDG 6 67
- References 69
- Appendix 74
