Burkina Faso faces major challenges related to access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), soil degradation and food insecurity. Yet, it is also home to several pioneering initiatives that demonstrate how excreta and wastewater can be safely reused in agriculture, strengthening both health and agricultural productivity. This report gives an overview of the soil fertility and sanitation challenges in Burkina, examines how the current institutional and regulatory framework address reuse of sanitation by-products, and summarizes findings from research and implementation to date. You can read the report in both French and English below.
A sister report, Reducing Zoonosis Risks in Burkina Faso, studies how the risk of zoonotic diseases can be integrated into WaSH interventions, including to what extent legislation related to WaSH in Burkina Faso address the risks of diseases and infections being transmitted from animals to humans. Both reports are published by the SIANI expert group on WaSH and One Health in Burkina Faso.