Context:
Mali faces the lack and disorder in the treatment of waste and sewage harms the environment and hinders the development of semi-urban centers and small towns due to the lack of basic services.
The basic services provided to the population are insufficient, there is no organized waste disposal system. The result is significant ecological problems and a danger to the vital resource.
Objective:
The management of rainwater, wastewater, faecal sludge and waste of the population of some small towns in Mali is improved in the direction of a sustainable and climate-resilient circular economy.
Approach:
The Program focuses directly on the necessary changes in the field of waste, wastewater and excreta disposal and in terms of improving the knowledge base, value chains in the field of the circular economy, the corresponding labor market and information for the population. It is aligned with the technically validated national policies of the National Water Policy (NWP), the National Sanitation Policy (NAP) and their new programs.
The program intervenes in 4 regions and supports 42 municipalities grouped into 6 Inter-Community Cooperation Unions (SICs) on sanitation management issues through the improvement of the value chain, the circular economy, the development of employability, and the awareness campaign on behavior change. It also advises the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its directorates and agencies on the performance of the sector as well as the protection of drinking water resources.