
The Inclusive & Climate-Sensitive WASH framework is a decision-making tool designed to empower ULBs and small towns to plan and implement WASH systems that are climate resilient. This is a work-in-progress document that will be updated with real-time learning from the ground. Small towns with less than 100,000 population stand at the frontline of the climate crisis, grappling with its harsh realities despite contributing far less to the problem than their larger counterparts. Climate change and WASH systems are deeply interconnected, with small towns bearing disproportionate impacts of climate-induced vulnerabilities such as intensified water scarcity, flooding, and degradation of already fragile infrastructure. For the residents in these small towns, WASH systems form the backbone of daily life, yet these essential services are often inequitable, poorly funded, and ill equipped to withstand the pressures of changing climate.
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