2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

PART 4: APPENDIX 3: THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Progress in water and sanitation coverage, 1990-2002
% served Water Sanitation
1990-02 2002 1990-02 2002
Western Asia 88% +5% 79% 0%
Latin America & Caribbean 89% +6% 75% +6%
Northern Africa 90% +2% 73% +8%
South Eastern Asia 79% +6% 61% +13%
Oceania 52% +1% 55% -3%
Eastern Asia 78% +6% 45% +21%
South Asia 84% +13% 37% +17%
Sub-Saharan Africa 58% +9% 36% +4%
Sanitation coverage, interim progress and targets
% served 2002 WRT 2015 target Urban
target
coverage 2002
Western Asia -5% 90% 95%
Latin America & Caribbean -2% 84% 84%
Northern Africa -1% 82% 89%
South Eastern Asia 0% 74% 79%
Oceania -13% 79% 84%
Eastern Asia +2% 62% 69%
South Asia -3% 60% 66%
Sub-Saharan Africa -13% 66% 55%
Source: WHO / UNICEF, Mid-Term Assessment of Progress, 2004
People in urban areas who need to gain access to safe water or sanitation services by
2015
Million people Water Sanitation
Eastern Asia & Pacific 290 330
Sub-Saharan Africa 175 178
South Asia 243 263
South-Eastern Asia 115 208
Latin America & Caribbean 121 132
Former Soviet Union 27 24
Total 961 1,032
Source: UN Millennium Project Task Force on Water & Sanitation, Interim Report, 2005
2005: The UN ‘Water for Life’ decade
The United Nations International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015 was launched
at World Water Day, 22 March 2005. The Decade for Action is designed to highlight the
disparity between progress to date and the work needed to attain the water and sanitation
MDGs, as highlighted in the 2004 study by UNICIEF and the WHO. Again, the UN explicitly
recognises the contribution needed from the private sector to attain these goals. The Fourth
World Water Forum, to be held in Mexico City in March 2006, is set to be a crucial engagement
between the private sector and various stakeholders for the implementation of effecting
management strategies.
Towards 2015 and 2025: Industry Initiatives Noted
World Business Council on Sustainable Development
In March 2004, the WBCSD launched a two year council project on water to define the business
contribution to the debate.
WBCSD (2004). Water and sustainable development: a business perspective.
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