The assessment of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs in the Pacific presents a snapshot of the sector during the coronavirus disease (COVID-) pandemic period from March to August It reflects the experiences lessons and aspirations of Pacific countries to meet critical challenges presented by the COVID-pandemic The report was prepared by the technical assistance team led by team leaders Vivian Castro-Wooldridge senior urban development specialist and Maria Tran senior project o cer (urban

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... development) ADB Pacific Department Team members who provided inputs include Edkarl Galing WASH lead advisor Dean Taylor utilities advisor Clara Laydon water safety planning advisor Kate Walton gender advisor and Susanne Taylor communications advisor The report benefited from inputs and reviews by ADB's Pacific Department including Jingmin Huang director Stephen Blaik principal urban development specialist Kristina Katich senior urban development specialist (Fiji) Maria Melei senior country o cer (Samoa) Dahlia Austa Faylynn Loibl senior operations assistant (Samoa) Ellen Paul senior country o cer (Marshall Islands) Balwyn Faotusia senior country o cer (Tonga) Beatrice Olsson senior country coordination o cer (Fiji) Denise Jack senior operations assistant (Marshall Islands) Shinjini Mehta infrastructure specialist (Vanuatu) and Elma Morsheda infrastructure specialist (Solomon Islands) as well as Geo rey Wilson senior water resources specialist Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department  Improving sanitation Installation of a new community septic tank in Levi Saleimoa Samoa ix