ABSTRACT
There is growing acceptance that the progress delivered under the Millennium Development Goal target for drinking water and sanitation has been inequitable. As a result, the progressive reduction of inequalities is now an explicit focus of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, adopted in 2015, for universal access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This shift in focus has implications for the way in which the next generation of WASH policies and programmes will be conceived, designed, financed and monitored.
This book provides an authoritative textbook for students, as well as a point of reference for policy-makers and practitioners interested in reducing inequalities in access to WASH services. Four key areas are addressed: background to the human right to water and development goals; dimensions of inequality; case studies in delivering water and sanitation equitably; and monitoring progress in reducing inequality.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|54 pages
Equality as a global priority for the water and sanitation sector
chapter 2|18 pages
The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
part 2|71 pages
Dimensions of inequality related to water and sanitation
chapter 5|11 pages
Wash and Gender
part 3|92 pages
Addressing inequality in water and sanitation service provision
chapter 8|19 pages
First a Basic Service for All
chapter 12|11 pages
Inequality Beyond the Toilet
part 4|76 pages
Enhanced monitoring of inequalities in water and sanitation