Water and sanitation goals: id21 insights, issue 45

In the 1980s, the world set the goal of water and sanitation for all by the end of the decade. By contrast, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are only to halve the proportions without affordable access to safe water and adequate sanitation by 2015. True, these are minimum targets and as Muller reports, South Africa halved those without access to safe water in only seven years and has now fixed 2008 as the goal for complete coverage of water for all and 2010 for sanitation.

Articles included:

• South Africa’s ‘World in one country’ experience: Muller, M
• Subsidy or self-respect?: Kar, K,
• Social marketing: Obika, A., Jenkins,M., Howard,G. and Curtis, V.
• Transforming with technology in India: Pathak, B.
• Soap: the missing ingredient in the mix:  Curtis, V.
• Politics and provision: Mehta, L. and Nicol, A.
• New roles, new rules: Calaguas, B., Gutierrez, E., Green, J. and Roaf, V.
• Urban sanitation: Joshi, D. and Fawcett, B