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Briefing Papers & Publications

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2020-2030 & REGIONAL ROADMAPS 2021-2025

The SWA Strategic Framework is the first part of the partnership's Strategy 2020-2030. It is complemented by the Regional Roadmaps 2021-2025, as well as the Global Results Framework and Roadmap. 

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Strategic Framework 2020-2030
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Regional Roadmaps 2021-2025

HANDBOOKS AND REPORTS

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Understanding the human rights principle of "Maximum Available Resources"

This paper outlines how States and other stakeholders can integrate the human rights principle of ‘maximum available resources’ into their finance strategies, with the objective of increasing the availability of resources for water, sanitation and hygiene.

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. A Handbook for Finance Ministers

The Finance Handbook includes inspirational case studies and forward-looking sector perspectives. It provides succinct insights and curated knowledge to Finance ministers and Ministers working in the water and sanitation sector.

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. A Handbook for Parliamentarians

This handbook aims to provide parliamentarians with information and inspiration, to help them deliver on their responsibilities to ensure effective water and sanitation services for the constituents and communities they serve.

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Handbook for Realizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation

The Handbook, Realizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation, was developed in 2014 by Catarina de Albuquerque, the first Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation, as she ended her mandate.

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The impact of the SWA partnership around the world

The SWA Impact Booklet gathers stories of the impact of the partnership's work, organized according to the objectives of SWA's Strategic Framework 2020-2030. This booklet is designed to become a ‘living document.

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Reach Out and Reach Up: A global study on external perceptions of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

A global study to understand how different ‘external’ audiences perceive the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, and to explore what messages resonate with other sectors and political leaders.

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Mutual Accountability Mechanism Global Report 2021

The Mutual Accountability Mechanism Global Report outlines the critical importance of accountability for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. It also describes the mechanism’s evolution, and how it is designed to work.

BRIEFING PAPERS

The SWA Briefing Papers analyze key development issues that are relevant for the partnership, exploring how these issues can be better understood and proposing some concrete action that can be integrated into the collaborative work of SWA's partners.

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Briefing paper: The human rights to water and sanitation
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Briefing paper: Strengthening gender equality in access to water, sanitation and hygiene
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Briefing Paper: Leaving No One Behind
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Briefing Paper: Integrity, Accountability and Transparency
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Briefing Paper: Climate Change

ANNUAL REPORT

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SWA Annual Report 2022
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SWA Annual Report 2021
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SWA Annual Report 2020
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SWA Annual Report 2019
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SWA Annual Report 2018
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SWA Annual Report 2017
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SWA Annual Report 2016
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SWA Annual Report 2015
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SWA Annual Report 2014
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SWA Annual Report 2013
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SWA Annual Report 2011-2012
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QUARTERLY NOTES

These Notes are short pieces to highlight issues of strategic importance for water, sanitation and hygiene, to advance the discussion on specific solutions to these issues, and to situate SWA within the progress being made, as a part of the solution. These Notes are meant for SWA’s institutional partners, the overall SWA partnership, the SWA Secretariat, and, more broadly, the WASH sector. In each Note, the conceptual considerations will be illustrated by testimonials from across SWA partner countries.

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The Ripple Effect
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A Symphony Needs an Orchestra
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Getting the House in Order