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intro MDG watsan and the MDG development indicators way forward
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related diseases
worldwide scenario
whole world suffers under bad or lack of sanitation 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitary facilities 50% of the developing world suffer from water/sanitation-
1.6 million people die yearly from diarrhoea, mostly children 5.6 billion productive days and 443 million school days are lost due to diarrhoeal diseases
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common efforts
governments have recognized the immediate need for action developed strategies in order to tackle existing problems UN partners adopted and commonly agreed on goals in their countries policies foreseeable timeframe measurable control mechanisms
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UN MDG
established at the Millennium Summit in 2000 in New York agreed by 192 UN member states / several international organisations eight development related goals with targets and measurable indicators to be achieved by the year 2015 India also agreed and plays an extraordinary important role due to its demographic characteristics
Sanitation and the Millennium Development Goals
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UN MDG
eradicate extreme poverty and hunger achieve universal primary education promote gender equality and empower women reduce child mortality improve maternal health combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases ensure environmental sustainability develop a global partnership for development
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target 7-A target 7-B target 7-C target 7-D
MDG 7
integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources
reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss
halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
by 2020, to have achieved a significant improvements in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers
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MDG 7 target C
halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation* indicator 1: proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source (urban and rural)
* base year: 1990
indicator 2: proportion of population with access to improved sanitation (urban and rural)
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economic capabilities human capabilities socio-cultural capabilities protective capabilities political capabilities
Source: UNDP
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direct contributions
water/recycled wastewater as factor of production in agriculture, industry and other types of economic activity investments in water/sanitation infrastructure and services act as a catalyst for local and regional development -
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direct contributions
water/recycled wastewater as a direct input into irrigation for expanded grain production water for subsistence agriculture, home gardens, livestock, tree crops sustainable production of fish, tree crops and other foods gathered in common property resources
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direct contributions -
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direct contributions
improved quantities and quality of domestic water and sanitation reduce main morbidity and mortality factor for young children
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direct contributions
improved health and reduced labour burdens from water portage reduce mortality risks
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direct contributions
better water/wastewater management reduces mosquito habitats and malaria incidence reduced incidence of diseases where poor water/wastewater management is a vector
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direct contributions
improved water management including pollution control are key factors in maintaining ecosystems intactness
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Source: UNDP
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contribution of water & sanitation to the MDG
poverty and hunger primary education gender equality child mortality maternal health HIV/AIDS, malaria, other diseases environmental sustainability
30%
30%
20%
30%
30%
25%
50%
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(no estimation)
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extend of influence
The combination of safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities is a precondition for success in achieving the other MDG
Source: WHO
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status of MDG 7 - SA
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Parameter Total percentage
Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation Total percentage Urban percentage Rural percentage 14 44 4 18 46 8 23 49 13 28 52 18
Source: UNSTATS
630 mio rural population uncovered (2006) 792 mio total population uncovered (2006)
Population 2006: 1,100 mio (Wikipedia), Rural percentage: 70% (2001 census)
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uncovered (%) uncovered (mio)
-50% >400 mio to be covered within next 6 years population growth works contra-productive!
Population 1990: 850 mio (Wikipedia) Population 2006: 1,100 mio (Wikipedia)
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global perspective
() if the developed countries of the world are serious in their intention to achieve the MDG, they must realize that the goals will not be achieved until they are achieved in India and China. That is a sobering thought and casts a heavy responsibility upon the governments of India and China ()
Indias Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, 24 October 2007
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thanks
Source: WSP
Sanitation and the Millennium Development Goals