Environment
Improved management of natural resources and important ecosystem services not only supports economic growth and strengthens resilience to climate change but also can provide the foundation for sustainable development.
Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Given the centrality of clean water and good sanitation to human development and prosperity, our specialists help national governments, local governments, and private companies devise and carry out plans to improve water security, water productivity, and expanded access to clean water and sanitation services. Our solutions are designed to:
- Improve the management of water resources by diverse stakeholders—across the watershed and broader landscape.
- Improve the productivity of water use by farmers.
- Forge cross-border partnerships to enhance transnational river basin management, which is critical for mitigating water scarcity at the regional level, alleviating poverty, improving food security, protecting ecosystems, and advancing livelihoods.
- Achieve public health goals by assisting cities and public utilities to extend clean water and sanitation infrastructure and services, and by helping to develop policies, regulations, and finance mechanisms that make household access to clean water and basic sanitation more feasible and affordable.
Our Experts
George Akl is an institutional governance and development expert with 25 years of experience working with international donors supporting water and wastewater, environment, and private sector engagement programs across the Middle East and North Africa.
Nilu Puri Basnyat is DAI’s country representative in Nepal, where she provides strategic advice to the firm, establishes and maintains networks and key relationships, strengthens DAI’s positioning in and support for the development sector, facilitates project delivery, and works to mitigate risk.
Sunil Kumar Das brings more than 30 years of experience in Nepal’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector and has fostered strong ties with the Government of Nepal.
Doreen Erfe is the Resources Mobilization Specialist for the Philippines Safe Water Activity.
Jeremy Keeton is an environmental and water resources management professional with 19 years of experience—including 10 years in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
Brian Kiger brings 17 years of experience residing in diverse and economically under-developed communities—working with local and international private and public sector stakeholders in the agriculture, water security, sanitation, and hygiene sectors to improve available services and products.
Alifah Lestari is a program management professional with over three decades of experience—including on four consecutive USAID-funded, DAI-managed WASH and environmental projects in Indonesia.
Daniel O’Neil has more than 30 years of experience directing a wide range of international development projects in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Joshua Palfreman is a Senior Global Practice Specialist at DAI, tasked with establishing and directing a new Waste Management Practice.
Neil Patel is an international development professional with experience in the design, management, and implementation of water security, sanitation, and hygiene programs.
Alma Porciuncula has been leading DAI’s work in the Philippines on innovative financing for water supply and sanitation projects, policy, and regulatory and utility reform since 1994.
Richard Rapier for 15 years has worked in domestic and international programs addressing water security, sanitation, and hygiene, water and waste resource management, and environmental and social impact assessment and management in infrastructure.
Darren Saywell has 25 years of experience in practice, research, and policy development in water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WSSH), with a particular focus on solutions in urban environments.
Heather Skilling has more than 25 years of experience in strengthening water security and sanitation service delivery through analytic, project design, evaluation, and consulting work.
Jennifer Solakian supports DAI’s Water and Energy team as Lead Specialist providing technical support to advance technical innovation and learning across DAI’s portfolio of ongoing contracts and new business development efforts.
With more than 30 years of extensive experience, Narayan Wagle brings a diverse skill set to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), water resource management, and rural development.
Walter Weaver leads DAI’s climate integration team and has been an international development practitioner for more than 29 years.
Our Projects
El Salvador—Water Services Project (WSP)
The Water Services Project aims to improve the quality of—and access to—water services in urban areas serviced by El Salvador’s National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers.
Read MoreIndonesia—Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (USAID SELARAS)
The Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (SELARAS) project is a five-year initiative to enhance waste service delivery and curtail ocean plastic pollution in Indonesia.
Read MoreWorldwide—Fragile Waters
The Fragile Waters mechanism provides U.S. Agency for International Development Operating Units, government ministries, service providers, regulators, basin authorities, local officials, and communities with the information and interventions needed to pivot water security approaches and programs as shocks and stressors unfold.
Read MoreUganda—Feed the Future Water and Food Systems Activity (WFSA)
The Feed the Future Water and Food Systems Activity (WFSA) addresses water and food insecurity in three water catchments encompassing the Karamoja region and parts of the Teso and Bugisu subregions of northeast Uganda.
Read MoreKenya—Sustainable Transformational and Accessible Water Interventions (STAWI)
The Kenya Sustainable Transformational and Accessible Water Interventions (STAWI) project plays a critical role in building resilience and expanding economic opportunities through investments in water security in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands.
Read MoreNepal—USAID Biodiversity (Jal Jangal)
Working in the Gandaki and Karnali river basins, this activity focuses on improving ecosystem health, advancing environmental and social safeguards, promoting climate resilience, and addressing environmental crime in Nepal.
Read MoreKenya—Western Kenya Water Project (WKWP)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Western Kenya Water Project (WKWP) supports decentralized county governments to deliver the inclusive and sustainable services that strengthen water security.
Read MoreNepal—USAID Karnali Water Activity
The USAID Karnali Water Activity works across Nepal’s Karnali River Basin to promote healthy, resilient, and water-secure communities by improving water resources management practices, drinking water supply and multiple-use systems, and fecal sludge management access and treatment plants.
Read MoreLebanon—Water, Sanitation, and Conservation (WSC) Project
WSC is increasing the volumes of wastewater treated, reducing the pollution and water losses that harm water sources, improving service delivery to citizens, and facilitating partnerships between public water utilities, municipalities, the private sector, civil society organizations, and citizen groups in Lebanon.
Read MoreHaiti—USAID Water and Sanitation; Water Security and Systems Strengthening Activity (USAID Eau)
USAID Eau partners with multiple stakeholders—water utilities in larger towns and smaller water systems, regional water authorities, the national water authority, civil society organizations, and private entities—to transform the water sector by helping service providers develop and implement plans to expand coverage to all target areas, gain access to finance, and better manage water resources for resilient, sustained service delivery.
Read MoreIndonesia—Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (IUWASH, IUWASH PLUS, USAID IUWASH Tangguh)
The Indonesia Urban Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Activity (USAID IUWASH Tangguh) strengthens inclusive, system-wide connections across stakeholders, data platforms, and finance mechanisms to achieve healthy, productive, and resilient cities.
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