The UN-Habitat Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements provides a global reference on wastewater and faecal sludge management in urban settings. Drawing on a mapping of 18 focus cities in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the report takes stock of the current situation globally both in terms of service levels and the supporting functions required to enable service provision at scale.
The report closes with a Call to Action, making the case for a strong and urgent public response to the urban sanitation challenge. To support this Call to Action, UN-Habitat, in partnership with WSUP and Sandec-Eawag, have developed an online Masterclass and 6-part webinar series. The series aims to share practical recommendations from the report and to bring together the city authorities, regulators, policy makers and urban development practitioners now engaging with this challenge.
The 6-part webinar series will run from May – July 2025 and will cover key aspects of citywide inclusive sanitation, including resource planning and management, responsibilities, accountability, data management and digitisation, and climate resilience and emerging innovations.
WEBINAR 1: Overview of the Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements
The inaugural webinar session of the UN-Habitat Masterclass series provided a comprehensive overview of the Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements. This session brought together leading experts who unpacked key messages from the report, shared performance data from 18 cities, and offered practical recommendations for improving wastewater and faecal sludge management in urban settings.
🎥 Missed the live session? You can now watch the full recording of UN-Habitat’s Webinar 1 here.
This session covered: The report’s overall recommendations and its Call to Action, the latest data on the public health, environmental, and social impacts of poor wastewater and faecal sludge management, and city performance analysis based on primary data from 18 urban areas around the world