Climate Change and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Resilience, Adaptation and Emissions

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change poses new challenges for the delivery of water and sanitation services supported by good personal hygiene. The projected likely changes in rainfall patterns and temperature are likely to mean increased frequency of floods, droughts and storms, all of which may damage infrastructure, contaminate sources and degrade catchments. In light of these threats, the WASH sector needs to build its resilience and adapt to changing and uncertain threats. At the same time, it is becoming clear that sanitation in particular may be a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and that different technologies may have very different emission profiles. Life-cycle assessments for sanitation emissions are important as indirect emissions associated with transport may be significant and re-use of treated sludge and wastewater may offset emissions associated with use of inorganic fertilisers.

This Special Edition of Water will address the range of impacts, adaptation, resilience and emissions on water and sanitation services associated with climate. It will cover all aspects of domestic water supply and faecal waste management and the associated needs for good personal and domestic hygiene. Papers covering all parts of the world are welcome, but we would particularly encourage studies from low- and middle-income countries.

Prof. Guy Howard
Guest Editor

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