Eliminate Inequalities in
Water and Sanitation in
the Post-2015 Agenda
Catarina de Albuquerque
Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe
drinking water and sanitation
Averages mask inequalities
%
Poorest
Middle
Poor
Rich
0
0
Richest
0
4
0
9
12
13
24
37
32
40
41
48
26
57
40
36
44
31
36
36
34
32
38
31
47
16
7
5
16
24
27
20
11
51
32
10
21
13
Open defecation
Unimproved facilities
Shared i mproved
facili ti es
Improved facilities
Rich-poor gap (rural): 42%pt (2000), 40%pt (2008) (Source:JMP)
Open defecation trends vary by household wealth
Bangladesh
(Millions)
Typical country with a high
rate of open defecation
(Millions)
What is the elimination of inequalities?
The systematic reduction and elimination of the inequalities between
different population groups as they progress toward the specified target.
Thank you