Sustainable solutions: Learning from rural and indigenous water and sanitation practices in Latin America and the Caribbean (Inter – American Development Bank)
18 diciembre 2025
18 de diciembre de 2025
Fuente: Inter – American Development Bank
Autores: Nikola Neftenov y Lisa Collins
Fecha de publicación: diciembre 2025
Access to safe, sufficient, and culturally appropriate water and sanitation services remains a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of dignity, health, and sustainable development. Despite global commitments under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region continues to face persistent and deepening challenges in delivering equitable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, particularly for rural and Indigenous communities. These inequities are driven not only by geographic isolation, limited infrastructure investment, and institutional neglect, but also by the lack of culturally relevant service models, insufficient technical support, and the weak recognition of community governance. In the face of these gaps and the limitations of conventional top-down approaches, this technical note positions the adaptive practices of rural and Indigenous communities as strategic responses.
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