Africa - Ebbing water, surging deficits : urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

With only 56 percent of the population enjoying access to safe water, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions in terms of access to improved water sources. Based on present trends, it appears that the region is unlikely to meet the target of 75 percent access to improved water by 2015, as specified in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The welfare implications of safe water cannot be overstated. The estimated health and time-saving benefits...

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Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh;

Skilling,Heather;

Foster,Erlissa Yvette V.;
Document Date
2008/06/01
Document Type
Other Infrastructure Study
Report Number
48215
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Africa - Ebbing water, surging deficits : urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
liters per capita per day

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Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh; Skilling,Heather; Foster,Erlissa Yvette V..

Africa - Ebbing water, surging deficits : urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Africa infrastructure country diagnostic (AICD) background paper|no. 12 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/202131467990376308

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