This synthesis, produced by the DFAT-funded Water for Women Fund and led by the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures, draws together the findings of the Fund's case studies on monitoring safely managed water and sanitation services.

It responds to a persistent evidence gap: many countries still lack the data to estimate the status of safely managed services, a particular challenge in Asia and the Pacific. The synthesis sets out the broader set of methods and skills required to monitor safely managed services and how approaches vary by facility type and context.