Business-as-usual and fantasy planning - an analysis of equity within climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi.

ABSTRACT: This paper explores the disconnect between policy rhetoric and implementation at the intersection of sanitation equity and climate change in Nairobi, Kenya. To examine the current sanitation adaptation trajectory, we reviewed Nairobi's sanitation policies, planning, and investment frameworks, focusing on their integration with climate adaptation strategies and consideration of equity in terms of distribution, recognition and processes. We used a socio-technical regime framework to map the current sanitation service configurations in Nairobi and projected their future under different climate change scenarios. Our findings provide evidence for a disconnection between policy rhetoric and implementation, prioritising sewerage development at the expense of other sanitation regimes. Despite reco

SUBMITTER: Hyde-Smith LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752985 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature