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Water, sanitation and hygiene: a critical issue for cities
Water and sanitation are essential for healthy lives. People need water and sanitation to live, work and prosper. Yet today, 2.3 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, and nearly 1 billion lack access to even basic water services.
Increasingly, this is becoming an urban issue: Some 55% of the world’s population live in cities, and this is projected to reach 68% by 2050. The vast majority of this population increase will occur in Asia and Africa.
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“The vulnerability of people living in informal settlements, often in exposed areas with inadequate infrastructure and low-quality housing, is exacerbated by climate change and the associated rising sea levels, flooding, landslides, heat stress, water scarcity and other threats” – UN Global Sustainable Development Report 2019
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Download the WSUP 2020-2025 Business Plan now.
Water, sanitation and hygiene: a critical issue for cities
Water and sanitation are essential for healthy lives. People need water and sanitation to live, work and prosper. Yet today, 2.3 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, and nearly 1 billion lack access to even basic water services.
Increasingly, this is becoming an urban issue: Some 55% of the world’s population live in cities, and this is projected to reach 68% by 2050. The vast majority of this population increase will occur in Asia and Africa.
Read more on sustainable cities.
“The vulnerability of people living in informal settlements, often in exposed areas with inadequate infrastructure and low-quality housing, is exacerbated by climate change and the associated rising sea levels, flooding, landslides, heat stress, water scarcity and other threats” – UN Global Sustainable Development Report 2019
To read
Business Plan 2020-2025Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor
Please click on
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