[rwsn] Investment in rural water supply delivers results - NEW RWSN briefing note on the new JMP report
Sean Furey
Dear RWSN members
The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) of UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have just released a new report: 25 Year Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water - 2015 Update report and MDG Assessment
We have pulled together a 2-side briefing note that pulls out some of the headline figures and conclusion on rural water supply. Please download it from:
http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/1-674-2-1435935827.pdf (0.9 MB)
The new figures from JMP show that most countries have achieved substantial progress towards achieving universal access to water for their citizens.
§ 84% of people living in rural areas now have access to a safe water source in 2015 (up from 62% in 1990)
§ “The number of people without access in rural areas has decreased by over half a billion” (1990-2015)
§ 17 Countries achieved 100% improved access (1990 - 2015) in rural areas
§ Global rural-urban disparities have decreased but large gaps remain – 8 out of ten people without access to an improved water source live in rural areas
§ Good progress in most regions but Oceania lags behind and Sub-Saharan Africa has little piped-on-premises improvement
Find out more by downloading the briefing note – and guess which country made the biggest percentage gain in improved access for its rural population? I almost guarantee it won’t what you expected!
http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/1-674-2-1435935827.pdf
If you want to air your thoughts then join the discussion on our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=3935951
Sean FUREY MSc C.WEM MCIWEM FRGS
Water & Sanitation Specialist
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