Strategies for increasing water supply and sanitation access (Indonesia)

The high rate of urbanization, increasing population growth, and changes in water consumption patterns can threaten the sustainability of an area and trigger the emergence of water sensitive areas. Access to water and sanitation of Manado City in Indonesia is still low and the high incidences of floods and landslides makes Manado City as a water sensitive area. One solution to increase access to water and sanitation is develop a strategy based on the existing conditions and stakeholders’ perceptions. The aspects that are assessed in this research are clean water/drinking water, domestic wastewater, solid waste, and drainage. There are three specific areas in a water sensitive area, namely hills, riverside, and seaside areas. EHRA study is used to analyze the existing conditions and determine the sanitation risk index. AHP method was used to determine the priority of importance of each aspect according to stakeholders’ perception and SWOT analysis was the foundation to develop a strategy.