The World Bank Water Global Practice 's Water And Sanitation Program

A problem that affects the daily life of more than a hundred million people is inadequate sanitation and a lack of proper sanitation facilities. For example, only 87% of Indians in urban areas have access to a sanitized latrine, while only 33% of Indians in rural areas have access to a toilet, (The Guardian). This statistic is alarming, as it increases the susceptibility to diseases such as

An average of 1.8 billion people around the world face the problem of unsanitary drinking water. From adults to children living in developing countries they risk disease and illness by drinking unsafe water. More than 840,000 people die a year related to water disease, and are faced with symptoms such as diarrhea. Diarrhea alone, from poor drinking water and sanitation, kills approximately 2,300 people per day. Related to this statistic one child dies every minute from water-related illnesses. Many people around the world are faced with a water issue such as unsanitary drinking water, and women spend hours each day collecting water just to survive. The people in theses countries have no option since without water humans can’t

That “over 1 billion people lack access to safe water supplies;” and that “2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation.” (WHO, 2005)

Clean water is essential to our basic needs as human beings and has been acknowledged as a basic human right according to the UN as of July 28, 2010. Still, 1 in 9 (782 million) people don’t have access to clean water, 1 in 3 (2.5 billion) don’t have access to adequate sanitation which results in the spread of often fatal and preventable disease. In a world where 2 in 5 people own a smartphone, it’s easy to forget that for some people even the most basic necessities are hard to come by. Approximately 3.5 million people die every year due to inadequate water supplies. Access to sanitation and safe drinking water could save the lives of 1.5 million children each year.

Two out of every five people living in Sub-Saharan Africa lack safe water. A baby there is 500 times more likely to die from water-related illness than one from the United States. This is a serious ongoing issue that requires the rest of the world to take action. Water spreads diseases easily if the necessary precautions are not taken. Many developing African countries don’t have sewage treatment, or the people don’t have methods to filter and disinfect. Once a person is sick either there is no way to cure them, or medical care is too expensive, so they are left untreated with a high risk of death. Although many believe that the fight for sanitary water in Africa is insurmountable, people in these developing countries can overcome their challenge to access clean water and avoid water-borne diseases through proper sewage treatment facilities, universal water filtration and medical care.

USnews.com finds that India is an area where a large majority of the population do not have access to clean water. Indians have to spend 62 more cents than the British for their water, which is estimated to be 20 percent of their average income. These are the circumstances that they have to live with in, where the only alternative is to use contaminated water. Those who choose to do so often face a risk of dying from an illness, more often from diarrhea. Exposure to dirty water accounts for the death of 140,000 kids in India.

still do not have access to safe water and 32 million don’t have access to adequate sanitation in

Two issues that are debated to be the most critical to the future of human sanitation: use of water or treatment of waste. I believe that water treatment is the must critical to the future of human sanitation. I think that treatment of waste is more critical because this will help to improvement in public health issues. When water is treated it help to manage waterborne disease and provide clean water to those who don't have any water. An example is the San Diego’s proposal “Toilet to Tap” which would reuse treated waste water for tap water (George 280). However, public opinion about using reused water was not accepting of this proposal. I feel that once public opinion change about reuse of treated waste

Between 1990 and 2012, almost 2 billion people obtained access to improved sanitation. However, 1 billion people still resort to open defecation

Stripping people of the basic right to a toilet and sanitary living conditions is degrading, and inhumane. In India, the people are forced to publicly pass waste like wild animals. Public restrooms are common in America, but the public is India’s restroom. The Indian government has lax sanitation standards and does very little to fix the issue. Instead, these people are dehumanized for a naturally occurring process. Due to a lack of sanitary measures, disease is a widespread problem and the people without access to running toilets are more susceptible to these different ailments. Some common diseases from constant fecal contact include Hepatitis A, E-coli, and various infections. People perform daily tasks next to the waste products and eat near it, walk in it, and are constantly exposed to the waste. Additionally, exposure to these unsanitary living conditions perpetuates the stereotype that all Indians are

Sub-Saharan Africa has the challenges with water sanitation. Only 68% of people living within the region have access to an improved water

However, toilet provision has remained inadequate in most communities, which lack even rudimentary toilet access (Gershenson & Penner, 2009; Molotch & Noren, 2010). According to Kitchin &

If the Anthropocene is about sinks, and toilets then we are all living in one big bathroom. The Toilet Assumption has led us to overuse materials, resources, and even people without regarding the long term effects. If the consequences do not affect us then we are either ignorant enough to assume they don’t exist or we are apathetic enough to ignore them. I’m not sure which is worse. Ignorance, although troubling, can be forgiven, but can we forgive apathy? We know that there is truly no “away” and that every time we flush a toilet, or throw away garbage, or say goodbye to someone that they continue existing, but do we really understand this? The Anthropocene is

This campaign is a political free mission that focuses on the welfare of the country. The primary aim of this prestigious campaign is to motivate people to make India pristine clean. This program involves the construction of bathrooms in public areas, promoting sanitation awareness in rural areas, bringing behavioural changes to people, and converting India to an ideal country before the world.

Another area that needs consideration is the horrible condition of public toilets. The shortage of public toilets is a big challenge, hence people are compelled to use open spaces to answer the call of nature. The toilets that do exist are in such pathetic condition that one cannot use them.