GLAAS Report Calls for Tripling Investments to Meet SDG Targets

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GLAAS Report Calls for Tripling Investments to Meet SDG Targets
GLAAS Report Calls for Tripling Investments to Meet SDG Targets on Sanitation and Drinking Water writes 

Lauren Anderson from SDG Knowledge Hub. 

- WHO, on behalf of UN-Water, released the 2017 ‘Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water’ (GLAAS) report.

- The report, subtitled ‘Financing Universal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene under the Sustainable Development Goals,’ examines data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues related to financing universal access to water and sanitation under the SDGs.

- It concludes that the current level of WASH (Water for Sanitation and Health) financing is not sufficient to fund plans inspired by the SDGs and falls short of future requirements.

In her recent blog Lauren Anderson says - 

“The current level of WASH (Water for Sanitation and Health) financing is not sufficient to fund plans inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and falls short of future requirements,” according to the 2017 ‘Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water’ (GLAAS) report.

The report, subtitled ‘Financing Universal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene under the Sustainable Development Goals,’ examines data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues related to financing universal access to water and sanitation under the SDGs.

SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation has targets that call for: achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 (target 6.1); achieving, also by 2030, access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and ending open defecation (target 6.2); and supporting and strengthening the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management (target 6B).

The report highlights that “recent global estimates show a tremendous gap in financing to achieve the water supply, sanitation, and hygiene SDG 6 targets.” It finds that over 80% of countries report insufficient finance for both urban and rural areas in meeting national targets for drinking-water and sanitation, as well as those for water quality.

Read more at the source: www.sdg.iisd.org

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