Millennium Development Goals

Goal 7 : Ensure Environmental Sustainability

S.T.Kariyawasam
Target 7.C
 Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking
water and basic sanitation

 663 million people worldwide still use unimproved drinking water sources

 2.4 billion people are still using unimproved sanitation facilities

946 million people who are still practicing open defecation.
Indicators

Safe drinking Water

Proportion of households that obtained a sufficient quantity from a “safe” source for x days a year

Incidence rate of diarrheal disease in children under five years

Sanitation

Percentage of households in which OD is practiced by any members of household

Percentage of households in which the sanitation facility is used by all members of the household

Percentage of health facilities with separate and adequate facilities for men and women
Where do we stand today