sanitation for policymakers 19 november 2013 photo credit: gates foundation
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SANITATION FOR POLICYMAKERS
19 November 2013
Photo credit: Gates Foundation
• The world is not on track to meet MDG sanitation target• At the current rate, the target will not be met until 2049• Half the population in developing regions is still without adequate sanitation• Lack of sanitation puts the other MDGs in jeopardy
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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• Investments in sanitation yield an average return of $9 for every $1 invested through:• Reduced health costs• Improved human productivity• Higher education levels• Reduced environmental degradation• Poverty reduction
• Poor sanitation costs India 6.4% of its GDP
POOR SANITATION HAS ECONOMIC COSTS
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SAN
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• Achieving the MDG target would add 200 million school days per year• Countries can build resilience by reducing their infectious disease burden
POOR SANITATION HAS ECONOMIC COSTS
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• 1.1 billion people still defecate in the open• In the developing world, roughly 90% of sewage is discharged untreated into
rivers, lakes and coastal areas
SANITATION SUSTAINS CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS
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• Poor water quality threatens fishing industries• Lack of availability of clean water can hamper industrial development
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SANITATION SUSTAINS CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS
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• Dead zones have now grown to cover 245,000 km of the marine environment• Poor sanitation practices that pollute environments deter tourists• Ecotourism can decrease due to environmental degradation
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SANITATION SUSTAINS TOURISM
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• The most disadvantaged in society are worst affected by inadequate sanitation• In July 2010, the UN General Assembly declared safe and clean drinking water and
sanitation to be a human right
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SANITATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT
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Become a global leader – make sanitation a priority!www.sanitationdrive2015.org
Leanne Burney, UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and SanitationEmail: [email protected]
Therese Dooley, UNICEFEmail: [email protected]
Amanda Marlin, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative CouncilEmail: [email protected]
Corinne Schuster-Wallace, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Email: [email protected]