Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a
“new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the
effects of the pandemic, a period in which the sector had to adapt rapidly and continue providing
innovative water and sanitation solutions. This study unpacks and interrogates approaches, products,
and services adopted by the water sector in response to the unprecedented lockdowns, heralding
novel terrains, and fundamental paradigm shifts, both at the community and the workplace. The
study highlights the wider societal perspective regarding the water and sanitation challenges that
grappled society before, during, after, and beyond the pandemic.