Ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all

Enabling more efficient water use through monitoring and decision-making faciliated by digital solutions

Power of digital

Digital solutions such as smart water management can improve the measuring and monitoring of water supplies to identify interventions and support decision-making, optimizing operations and water service quality

Opportunities

• More efficient use of water resources via smart water management

Potential risks & digital harms

• Investments in smart management need to be calibrated
• Environmental impact of ICT components (water pollution, toxic waste)

Gybe

Gybe uses satellite imagery and ground sensors to provide relevant, up-to-date information to manage water systems, e.g. tracking algal blooms and nutrient polution and understanding soil erosion through sediment flows

Examples of countries implemented

Viet Nam, Kenya, Spain, Germany, US, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador

Power of digital

1. Works for any location globally
2. Gives data-driven insights into water management
3. Cuts costs and avoids problems by allowing action to be taken earlier

“Gybe helps me take action quickly, analyse impacts and anticipate future changes”
_{Brandin Hilbrandt, Watershed Programme Coordinator, Drinking Water}

CityTaps

CityTaps combines a smart prepaid water meter and an integrated software management system. Balance can be topped up from any phone, automatically opening water access

Examples of countries implemented

Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Kenya, Namibia, Ecuador, and Singapore

Power of digital

1. Simplifies payments with mobile money, complies with step tariffs, and allows daily micropayments of arrears
2. Smart meter and radio signal for remotely transmitted top-ups
3. Real-time dashboard tracks cash balance and water consumption

“CityTaps helps bring water to every urban home, providing water utilities with comprehensive technological and financial smart water solutions to continually improve performance”
_{CityTaps mission statement}