AGUASAN Community of Practice
AGUASAN is an longstanding interdisciplinary Swiss community of practice (CoP) hosted by the SDC. It brings together a broad range of specialists to promote wider and deeper understanding of key issues in water and sanitation in international cooperation.
The AGUASAN group is one of the oldest existing sector specific CoP on the Swiss development scene. It builds on committed sector professionals from various specialized institutions involved in Swiss development cooperation, humanitarian aid and research.
Since 1984, AGUASAN is a vibrant and most pertinent exchange platform and think-tank playing a vital role in shaping the response to the global water crisis. 2025 marks the 40th Anniversary of AGUASAN and will be used for capizalization of the valuable experiences generated for and by the Commuity of Practice.
Aguasan Meetings in 2025 will take place on March 4, June 4, September 4 and December 4
Find a wide range of resources directly on the AGUASAN website.
Latest News on Aguasan
39th AGUASAN Workshop - The WASH humanitarian-development nexus and systems strenghtening
Sustainable WASH Services in refugee hosting contexts: Barriers and Opportunities
Report out now of the 38th AGUASAN Workshop - The WASH humanitarian-development nexus
For an entire week, water sector and wider development specialists gathered for five days to collectively reflect on opportunities and challenges of the WASH humanitarian-development nexus & systems strengthening as an overarching goal. The report including further materials can now be accessed on the AGUASAN website.