Data for Decision-Making : Water and Sanitation in Low-Resources Settings

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Title: Data for Decision-Making : Water and Sanitation in Low-Resources Settings

Sustainable access to safe and equitable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is a basic human need that remains unmet in numerous locations. Nations around the world strive to close this gap, at present under the banner of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6. Achieving universal,  adequate, accessible, and equitable WASH coverage requires the concerted  efforts of professionals from national and local governments, development agencies, civil society organizations, private companies, and research institutions, as well as citizens and community organizers.

The goal of this report is to coalesce knowledge about how WASH stakeholders view emerging trends in data science. It represents a planning effort to align data science advances with the most potent WASH needs and demands. Analyzing how various professionals contribute to or could use data science illustrates points of potential engagement that could lead to clearer partnerships and reduce duplicative or ineffective efforts. In cases of severe data paucity, data science activities could be prioritized to offer a baseline for movement toward better-informed decision-making.

Category: Sustainable access to water and sanitation