Stockholm International Water Institute » Laurence Haller 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.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/securing-sanitation-the-compelling-case-to-address-the-crisis/feed/ 0 Making Water a Part of Economic Development: The Economic Benefits of Improved Water Management and Services http://www.siwi.org/publication/making-water-a-part-of-economic-development-the-economic-benefits-of-improved-water-management-and-services/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/making-water-a-part-of-economic-development-the-economic-benefits-of-improved-water-management-and-services/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:10 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/making-water-a-part-of-economic-development-the-economic-benefits-of-improved-water-management-and-services/ This report articulates the close link between water and the economy and makes the case that investing in water management and sanitation services is absolutely essential for the eradication of poverty and for enabling sustained economic growth. The report also brings to the forefront direct and indirect costs related to inaction, the costs of action and cost-benefit comparisons.

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