Freshwater Conservation and WASH
OVERVIEW
ABCG is reducing watershed degradation and improving the health of freshwater ecosystems through linking freshwater conservation and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In response to human-induced threats to biodiversity and freshwater resources in Africa, ABCG partners, CI and JGI brought together conservation and development actors to address these multisectoral issues and develop solutions for improved human and ecosystem health in sub-Saharan Africa.
This led ABCG on journey to promote integrated freshwater conservation and WASH (FW-WASH) through building the evidence base for FW-WASH, creating tools for implementers, and documenting lessons learned from pilots in Uganda and South Africa.
âĒ âLinking Biodiversity Conservation and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africaâ
âĒ âFreshwater Conservation and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Integration Guidelinesâ
âĒ âABCG Freshwater Conservation and WASH Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Indicatorsâ
âĒ âThe Convergence Factor: Lessons from Integrating Freshwater Conservation and WASH in Africaâ
âĒ Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Strategy Workshop Facilitatorâs Guide â Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; and Appendix 4
âĒ Lessons learned from application of the Advocacy Strategy pilots in Uganda and South Africa
ABCG formed a FW-WASH Community of Practice to share practical, ground-level experiences, and applicability of both implementation and monitoring and evaluation tools. By developing a collective âknow-howâ among practitioners in the field, knowledge sharing improves and better informs integrated approaches to freshwater conservation and WASH. Please connect with the FW-WASH Community of Practices via its LinkedIn Group.
Recent Publications
Latest News
Launch of the Africa Protected Areas Congress
The Minister of Environment for Rwanda Dr Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya and the Africa Protected Areas Congress Secretariat, on Tuesday 20 April 2021, launched the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali Rwanda. The APAC initiative, the first of its kind in Africa, will enhance the status of conservation in Africa by engaging governments, the private sector, civil society, indigenous peoples and local communities, and academia to shape Africaâs agenda for Protected and Conserved Areas to...
Read More
Water Means Building Resilience among Vulnerable Populations through Integrated Programming: World Water Day 2021
We join the rest of the world in marking World Water Day celebrated on March 22, 2021 by promoting integrated freshwater conservation and WASH (FW-WASH). This yearâs theme on valuing water, raises awareness of the vital importance of water to safeguard human security and maintain the health of the planet's ecosystems. ABCG is reducing watershed degradation and improving the health of freshwater ecosystems through linking freshwater conservation and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Read More
World Wildlife Day 2021: Promoting Forest and Forest Management Models and Practices
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay. The 2021, World Wildlife Day theme is, Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet, that highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic ties to forested and forest-adjacent areas.
Read More
Empowering Communities in Tanzania to Adapt to Climate Change through Locally Led Interventions
Climate change impacts continues to loom as a major threat and uncertainty that has and will continue to add to the challenge of ensuring healthy and resilient systems across the globe. Six years ago, in 2015, ABCGâs Global Change Impact working group began the process of understanding how communities are impacted by, and responding to […]Read More
