Improving Service Levels and Impact on the Poor : A Diagnostic of Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Poverty in Indonesia
The objective of this report is to provide an empirical basis for more inclusive and equitable service delivery in the water and sanitation sector in Indonesia. Despite recent gains, there are close to 100 million people without improved sanitation...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/416251507873416293/Improving-service-levels-and-impact-on-the-poor-a-diagnostic-of-water-supply-sanitation-hygiene-and-poverty-in-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28596 |
| Summary: | The objective of this report is to
provide an empirical basis for more inclusive and equitable
service delivery in the water and sanitation sector in
Indonesia. Despite recent gains, there are close to 100
million people without improved sanitation and 33 million
without improved drinking water. These figures hide the
persistent divides between urban and rural populations and
among different income levels in access to services, and
they mask underlying gaps in quality faced by all
households, regardless of income or geographic location.
Unequal access to services at the beginning of life is a key
driver of inequality, placing children at a unfair
disadvantage from the outset. The report shows that children
living in communities where open defecation is practiced and
where the quality of drinking water is poor are more likely
to be stunted and suffer from cognitive deficits later in
life. Improving the ability of and opportunity for the poor
and vulnerable to benefit from water and sanitation services
can help to ensure that Indonesia not only achieves its
service delivery targets, but that water supply and
sanitation become key drivers of a reduction in inequality,
enhanced health and well-being, and economic growth and prosperity. |
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