Regulating urban sanitation: lessons from Lusaka

Abstract

Strong WASH systems are needed to extend and ensure adequate urban sanitation services in growing cities like Lusaka. Failure to increase the provision of sanitation services is primarily a governance problem, but general governance initiatives will not be effective without practical measures to strengthen regulation and specifically address corruption. Zambia has developed an impressive regulatory framework including plans to cover non-sewered sanitation, however, this regulatory framework requires further strengthening especially in terms of the capacity of regulators.