Meeting the MDG drinking water and sanitation target

Description:

The combination of safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities is a precondition for health and for success in the fight against poverty, hunger, child deaths and gender inequality. In adopting the Millennium Development Goals, the countries of the world pledged to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. With the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, the world is well on its way to meeting the drinking water target by 2015, but progress in sanitation is stalled in many developing regions. This report provides the latest estimates and trends on where we stand today.--Publisher's description.

subjects: Drinking water,  Water quality management,  Water-supply,  Statistics,  Sanitation,  Evaluation,  Standards,  Water Supply,  Nature,  Drinking,  Statistics as Topic,  Developing Countries,  Water Purification,  Water Pollution,  Social Justice

Places: Developing countries