Goal: To ensure safe and resilient water and sanitation in the poorest communities, whilst also protecting livelihoods

Summary/Activities: Madagascar has one of the worst levels of access to safe water in the world, with just 51 per cent of the population having access to safe water, a figure that has actually declined in the past three years. Malagasy children face multiple climate risks, as the country is prone to cyclones, droughts and floods. In 2015, UNICEF Madagascar teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme and the Malagasy Climate Change Coordination Office (Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests) to apply for US$5.8 million in climate financing from the Least Developed Countries Fund, managed by the Global Environment Facility. The programme, four years in duration, consists of three main components: strengthening rural institutions; producing agrometeorological and hydraulic information to help facilitate climatesmart programming decisions (e.g. remoting sensing); and support for community-based climate resilience programming. Specific WASH climate resilience programming approaches being utilized, as part of the programme include:
• Remote sensing techniques to support to develop reliable groundwater suitability maps in drought-prone areas, improving the success rate of borehole siting and increasing programme efficiency.
• The implementation of Multiple Use Water Systems (MUS) approach in drought prone communities. The MUS approach ensures that enough water is made available to support livelihood needs in addition to household needs, whilst at the same time, ensuring the most efficient use of water resources.
• The scale-up of solar powered water systems, particularly in drought-prone regions.

More info: https://www.thegef.org/country/madagascar http://adaptation-undp.org/strengthening-adaptation-and-resilience-rural-communities-facing-climate-changemadagascar https://www.unicef.org/wash/waterandclimate/