New agenda for water in Brazilian cities: accelerate and guarantee universal access to sanitation

The article ‘New agenda for water in Brazilian cities: accelerate and guarantee universal access to sanitation’, written by the executive director of the Water and Sanitation Institute (IAS), Marussia Whately, together with the executive coordinator, Eduardo Caetano, the coordinator of Networks and Partnerships, Mariana Clauzet, and the founder of the Inclusive Sanitation Organization, Tomaz Kipnis, discusses the urgency of reviewing water management policies, especially supply and sanitation.

Published in América, Escola da Cidade's postgraduate journal, the text is part of the dossier ‘Challenges and possibilities of water in the construction of territories.’ The article examines aspects of sanitation in Brazil: public policy, the structural obstacles and their consequences in management and service provision, in addition to current challenges such as the climate crisis and problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic.