Assessments of water resources and their management

4. How critical is water sanitation in this context?

Sanitation is critical to health, economic growth and the environment. Poor sanitation and contaminated water are also linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A and typhoid. Smart investments in clean water and sanitation is about preventing needless deaths, investing in people and transforming lives. For example, 297,000 children under 5 years die due to diarrhea linked to inadequate WASH. Healthier children would also become healthier adults who could contribute more to the economy. This principle is at the core of the Human Capital Project⁹ of the World Bank.

To deliver on their commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 – “Achieving access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030”¹⁰, political commitment and leadership, technological innovations and breakthroughs in service delivery and financing