[[File:SFD Dakar.png|thumb|200px|SFD for Dakar, Senegal (Blackett et al., 2014)]]
The fate of excreta produced by urban populations across the globe is often poorly understood. Particularly in low- and middle-income countries with rapidly expanding cities, excreta management represents a growing challenge generating significant negative public health and environmental risks.
An accompanying report describes the service delivery context of the city or town. SFDs are a useful tool to inform urban sanitation programming. They offer an innovative way to engage city stakeholders like political leaders, sanitation experts and civil society organisations in a coordinated dialogue about excreta management. They can also be used for advocacy.
[[File:SFD Dakar.png|thumb|200px|SFD for Dakar, Senegal (Blackett et al., 2014)]]
=== Purpose of an SFD ===
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== =SFDs worldwide ===
As sanitation practitioners and city officials recognize how effective SFDs are in engaging and stimulating dialogue on excreta management to achieve better sanitation, the number of SFDs being prepared all over the world is increasing rapidly. More than 40 SFDs from all over the world have been prepared already.
List of cities with finalized SFDs: [http://sfd.susana.org/sfd-worldwide SFDs worldwide] page.