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African Water Development Report 2006Table 5.5: Some National WSS Targets2005). Tables 5.6 and 5.7 show countries thathave made significant progress in increasing accessto water supply and sanitation by at least 25per cent during the period 1990-2002.Measuring effectiveness of waterBenin Republic of Congo Burundi NigeriaFor 2025,• Urban population: 326• Reducing 25% of pop. notserved by 2005;• Reducing 25% of pop notserved by 2005Increase coverage from 40%to 60% in 2003million m3/year• Reducing 75% of pop. not • Reducing 75% of pop. Increase coverage to 80% by• Rural population: 122 millionm3/ yearserved by 2015;• Reducing 95% of pop. notserved by 2025.not served by 2015;• Reducing 95% of pop.not served by 2025.2007Full coverage of 100% by2011Source: AWDR National Reports, 2003African countries have responded to the AfricaWater Vision and the MDGs by adopting theirown targets in accordance with their economicand financial capabilities as shown in table5.5. Apart from Nigeria, which adopted moreambitious targets of full coverage by 2011, mostother African countries mainly adapted theAfrican and international targets.The AWV calls for reduction of the proportionof the population without access to safe and adequatewater supply by 25 per cent by 2005. Malawi,for example, has boost clean water supplyby 62 per cent (85 per cent in urban areas and58 per cent in rural areas). Of the 58 per cent ofthe rural people with access to water, 18 per centare served by gravity fed piped water schemes 31per cent by boreholes and 9 per cent by shallowwells. In 1992, access to potable water supply wasonly 48 per cent. This is an increase of 14 percent, which is above target. It is also estimatedthat 64 per cent of the population has access tosome form of sanitation, although only 9 per centis served through sewer-connected septic tanks.With regard to access to waterborne sanitation,the discrepancy between the levels of the ruraland the urban service is very wide. Comparisonwith 1992 figures is difficult as the statistics forthat period are not available. However, progressis considered to have been very slow in the areaof sanitation, and the target of reducing the proportionof the population without access to safeand adequate sanitation by 25 per cent by 2005would not be met (AWDR National Report,Table 5.6: African countries making progressin Drinking Water Coverage110Source: MDG Task Force on Water and Sanitation, 2005