Stockholm International Water Institute » Hans Olav Ibrekk http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Securing Sanitation: The Compelling Case to Address the Crisis http://www.siwi.org/publication/securing-sanitation-the-compelling-case-to-address-the-crisis/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/securing-sanitation-the-compelling-case-to-address-the-crisis/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:35:05 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/securing-sanitation-the-compelling-case-to-address-the-crisis/ Sanitation and the means to practice hygienic behaviors yield direct benefits in terms of health, education and economic productivity. Lack of access to this most basic of needs is an assault against human dignity.

This report lays out the economic case for investing in sanitation: 1.47 billion people (20% of the world’s population) stand to benefit if the target is met and the economic benefits could be as high as USD 65 billion annually.

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