Safe drinking water and sanitation aid : U.S. and international programs / Emil N. Raleigh, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raleigh, Emil N., editor.

Series:

Water resource planning, development and management series.

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Water resource planning, development and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.

United States.

United States. Agency for International Development.

Millennium Challenge Corporation (U.S.).

Water-supply--Developing countries.

Water-supply.

Sanitation--Developing countries.

Sanitation.

Drinking water--Developing countries.

Drinking water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

According to a 2012 report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), roughly 780 million people around the world lack access to clean drinking water and an estimated 2.5 billion people (roughly 40% of the world's population) are without access to safe sanitation facilities. The United States has long supported efforts to improve global access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In 2000, for example, the United States signed on the Millennium Development Goals, one of which includes a target to halve the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. This book focuses on the bilateral WASH programs authorized by the Water for the Poor Act. These programs are monitored and reported by the Department of State and implemented primarily by USAID and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62417-208-3