The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) jointly with the Freshwater Action Network, South Asia (FANSA) have collaborated to bring out this research report. It highlights the need for policy focus on smaller city sanitation and discusses why faecal waste management requires immediate attention in the region. The report also discusses the essential steps to scaling FSM improvements in the region. It presents an analysis of how the countries in the region are supporting faecal waste management and data on the operational and upcoming faecal sludge projects in the region.

Suggested Citation: Dasgupta, S., Murali, R., George, N., & Kapur, D. (2016). Faecal Waste Management in Smaller Cities Across South Asia: Getting Right the Policy and Practice. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Research.