Friday, September 11, 2009

Sanitation and the MDGs: Making the Politics Work


According to the Millennium Development Goals, the world is not on track to reach the sanitation target to halve the population of people without proper sanitation by the year 2015. Sanitation and Hygiene (S&H) policies, backed by sound epidemiological evidence, and supported by solid socio-economic arguments for increased investment, are still being overlooked by many governments. Technical solutions exist, as well as broad agreement that they should be used to support demand. Recent research suggests that the problem lies in failures in sanitation policy-making. An example from Ethiopia shows what can be achieved when a sound sanitation strategy is backed by strong political positioning and good communication. For more on this you can visit: http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/2030.pdf

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