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Access to drinking water: time matters
- Source :
- Journal of water and health. 16(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Despite the reported achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with respect to drinking water, lack of access to water remains widespread worldwide. The indicator used there to measure access to water in the MDGs refers to the use of an improved water source. However, the amount of time spent in collecting water is high in countries where access to drinking water supplies located on premises is not common. 26.3% of the world's population did not have such access in 2015. Thus the need to travel to a water point, possibly queue, fill water containers, and carry them home is prevalent. The amount of time and effort used in water collection can be considerable, and household surveys increasingly provide data on collection time. This study aims to demonstrate the effect of adding a 30-minute collection time component to monitor access to drinking water. This study draws on household surveys from 17 countries to highlight the widespread burden of fetching water and its significant impact on estimates of coverage. The proportion of the population with access decreased by 13% on average for these 17 countries when collection time was added as a consideration.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Time Factors
Improved water source
Collection Time
0208 environmental biotechnology
Population
Developing country
Water supply
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Discount points
World Health Organization
01 natural sciences
Agricultural economics
Water Supply
Humans
education
Waste Management and Disposal
Developing Countries
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Water Science and Technology
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Drinking Water
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Millennium Development Goals
Water collection
020801 environmental engineering
Infectious Diseases
Business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14778920
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of water and health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....844b67cb67af0c7b181be397792dafec