Sector Developments:The 2012 update report of the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) contained both good and bad news: the MDG drinking water target has been achieved globally, but the sanitation target is so far off track that it is unlikely to be met by 2015. There are signs of hope for sanitation, however. Community approaches to sanitation (CATS) and related “total sanitation” approaches are becoming more common in most regions of the developing world and there are increasing signs that social norms are changing as a result: in more and more communities it is no longer socially acceptable for households not to have a toilet or for anyone to engage in the practice of open defecation. Hygiene behaviour is also changing as CATS programming increasingly incorporates the promotion of handwashing with soap. Sanitation and hygiene are also much more visible on the policy agenda at the highest levels and much more evident in the public sphere.
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Publisher:
UNICEF
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Type / Script:
Annual Report
in English
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Keywords:
SANITATION, WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, SANITARY ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH, SANITARY LANDFILLS, SANITATION SERVICES, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY FACILITIES, WATER-RELATED DISEASES, DRINKING WATER, FRESHWATER, GROUNDWATER, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLY, CHILD HEALTH
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Thematic Group:
UNICEF
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Children Fund
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Thesaurus:
10.04.00
- Environmental Health
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