Development Goals: new cost estimates for attaining MDGs for water and sanitation
A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides “more updated
and comprehensive figures than have been previously available of the costs
of attaining the MDG [Millennium Development Goal] target for water and
sanitation” [1]. From 2005 to 2014 an estimated US$ 70 billion (EUR 48.2
billion) needs to be spent annually on water and sanitation of which US$
18
billion (EUR 12.4 billion) is on increasing coverage to the currently
unserved population and US$ 52 billion (EUR 35.8 billion) is on maintaining
existing coverage.
Annual required spending for water is slightly higher for water (50.2%) than
for sanitation (49.8%). Spending for new coverage is largely rural (64%),
while for maintaining existing coverage it is largely urban (73%). About 10%
to 30% of investments need to be earmarked for additional programme
management costs.
The US$ 70 billion price tag translates to a developing region average
per-capita spending requirement of US$ 120 (EUR 82.60) over a 10-year period
(2005 to 2015), or US$ 12 (EUR 8.26) per capita annually.
Given the lack of up-to-date data on actual combined spending by governments
and households on water supply and sanitation in developing countries, the
study was not able to estimate the current financing gap at the global
level.
[1] Hutton, G. and Bartram, J. (2008). Global costs of attaining the
Millennium Development Goal for water supply and sanitation. Bulletin of the
World Health Organization ; vol. 86, no. 1 ; p. 13-19. PDF file
[http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/1/07-046045.pdf]
Related web sites: IRC – Financing and cost recovery
[http://www.irc.nl/financing] ; Financing Water for All
[http://www.financingwaterforall.org/]
Contact: Guy Hutton, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), World Bank,
Cambodia, mailto:ghutton@worldbank.org
Contact information |
Cor Dietvorst, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Netherlands / Special features editor: Dick de Jong
(email: dietvorst@irc.nl ; jong@irc.nl) |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/1/07-046045.pdf |
Source of information | Cor Dietvorst, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Netherlands |
Keyword(s) | MDGs, UNEP-MAP |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/initiatives/map/MSSD/doc343246 |
Geographical coverage | International |
News date | 24/01/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |