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Plumbing The Depths An Analysis of NQI WASH in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia

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Law, regulations, standards, and institutions are a critical part of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) needed to guarantee the quality, safety, and environmental soundness of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) goods, services, and processes. NQI WASH includes the laws and regulatory frameworks that create the need for WASH products and services, and the standards that create the need for and enable the availability of safe WASH products and services. A strong NQI WASH–specifically effective laws, institutions, and standards–will enable increased access to safe, reliable water and sanitation services and products.
In the analysis that follows, each component of WASH law is analyzed and evaluated for Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia.
1. Current national laws do not create human rights to water or sanitation.
2. National laws in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia prohibit pollution beyond certain limits, but do not create a clear and effective framework for managing pollution control.
3. Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia national laws create insufficient requirements for drinking water and non-sewered sanitation services.

Bibliographical Information:

CWSC/IAPMO (2024) Plumbing The Depths. An Analysis of NQI WASH in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia , The Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC), International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) , USAID

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