A Tale of Clean Cities is a research project commissioned by WaterAid to Partnerships in Practice, to learn from the experience of cities in developing countries that are making good progress in planning and providing city-wide sanitation services. San Fernando in the Philippines, Visakhapatnam in India, and Kumasi in Ghana were studied.
- Common drivers of progress were: sanitation champions at the municipal level; national political influence; economic considerations; and support from development partners.
- Progress resulted from emerging opportunities; city sanitation planning was not a key determinant.
- Development could be structured into three phases: piloting; consolidation; and city-wide expansion. Approaches to city sanitation planning could be tailored to these phases and to political opportunities to maximize their contribution.
- Strong local leadership proved vital to success in all three cases, be it from the mayor or the head of the waste management department.
- Inadequate financing and a lack of coordination between municipal departments are frequent obstacles.
- Innovative solutions that have been shown to work range from public toilets managed through public-private partnerships, to public campaigns on cleanliness to create tourist-friendly spaces, and from decentralized sanitation wastewater treatment to centralized pit emptying services.
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