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Regional
Situation Analysis
Target 10 On average countries of
the region have made significant efforts to broaden the coverage of drinking water and sanitation services.
Progress has been made, but the situation is still a serious cause of
concern in many countries. Overall, the Region has abundant water
resources, but lacks the infrastructure to provide adequate service
coverage. Almost 80 million people in the
region still lack access to safe water, and more than 100 million do not have access to
sanitation services. In both cases, the rural poor are the group most
seriously affected. Populations that lack these services are obliged
to seek alternative solutions, many of which result in unreliable
water quality, as well as high costs for consumers and negative
environmental impacts.
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MDG 7
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Ensure Environmental Sustainability |
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Health targets |
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Health
Indicators |
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Target 9 |
Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources |
29. |
Proportion of population using solid fuels |
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Target 10 |
Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking-water and sanitation |
30. |
Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural |
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Target 11 |
By 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers |
31. |
Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation, urban and rural |
* target directly
related to health
In Latin America and the Caribbean, access to
improved water sources increased from 83% in 1990 to 89% in 2002. Thus,
coverage has already risen by 6 out of the 8.5 percentage points required in
order to meet the target. In urban areas, coverage has increased by 2
percentage points (from 93% in 1990 to 95% in 2002), compared to a total
required increase of 3.5 points by 2015. In rural areas, coverage rose by 11
points between 1990 and 2002 (from 58% to 69%), out of a total required
increase of 21 points by 2015. Given the progress made in expanding the
coverage of drinking water services between 1990 and 2002, many countries in
the region are well positioned to meet this dimension of the target if they
maintain their annual rates of expansion of coverage over the coming decade.
In the region as a whole, between 1990 and
2002, the sanitation coverage increased from 69% overall, 82% in urban areas
and 35% in rural areas to 75% overall, 84% in urban areas and 44% in rural
areas. Thus, coverage at these three levels has risen by 6, 2 and 9
percentage points, respectively, out of the total required increases of
15.5, 9 and 32.5 points. The outlook of achieving the target is therefore
less promising and varies more widely from one country to another than the
water target. The countries that will have to work the hardest in order to
meet the target for sanitation are Nicaragua, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Bolivia
and Guatemala.
For in-depth information please visit;
The Millennium Development Goals a Caribbean and Latin American Perspective
Report on the
regional evaluation of municipal solid waste management services
in Latin America and the Caribbean
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