废水管理也因此成为非洲开发银行重点战略的核心特征。 这项被称为High 5s的计划旨在提高非洲人的生活质量、促进公共卫生、实现两性平等、创造就业机会，并使社会更能从容应对气候变化的影响。
Wastewater management is thus a central feature of the AfDB’s strategic priorities, known as the High 5s, which aim to improve Africans’ quality of life, boost public health, achieve gender equality, create jobs, and increase communities’ resilience to the effects of climate change.