Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines

The Philippines is home to around twenty five million of the 2.3 billion people worldwide who lack access to a basic sanitation service. Poor sanitation has enormous economic and human costs. The spread of water-borne diseases, for instance, result...

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Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	WATER SANITATION CONSERVATION WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER USE POVERTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/961481517392162731/Expanding-access-to-improved-sanitation-for-the-poor-insights-from-the-Philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29332

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spelling	okr-10986-293322021-09-10T10:18:55Z Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines International Finance Corporation WATER SANITATION CONSERVATION WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER USE POVERTY The Philippines is home to around twenty five million of the 2.3 billion people worldwide who lack access to a basic sanitation service. Poor sanitation has enormous economic and human costs. The spread of water-borne diseases, for instance, results in billions of dollars in costs to the government and poor quality of life for many citizens. IFC’s Inclusive Business team partnered with the Manila Water Foundation, which is Manila Water Company’s social responsibility arm established in 2005, to undertake a three-part study that would assess the reasons why low income urban households in the Philippines still do not have improved sanitation facilities and to test possible sanitation solutions that enable these households to improve their sanitation conditions. The study is part of IFC’s ongoing efforts to partner with the private and public sectors to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through market based solutions for the poor and underserved.The objectives of this study are to provide context for the sanitation conditions of low-income communities in the Philippines and to identify the opportunities and barriers to improving sanitation systems. 2018-02-07T16:15:24Z 2018-02-07T16:15:24Z 2018 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/961481517392162731/Expanding-access-to-improved-sanitation-for-the-poor-insights-from-the-Philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29332 English CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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description	The Philippines is home to around twenty five million of the 2.3 billion people worldwide who lack access to a basic sanitation service. Poor sanitation has enormous economic and human costs. The spread of water-borne diseases, for instance, results in billions of dollars in costs to the government and poor quality of life for many citizens. IFC’s Inclusive Business team partnered with the Manila Water Foundation, which is Manila Water Company’s social responsibility arm established in 2005, to undertake a three-part study that would assess the reasons why low income urban households in the Philippines still do not have improved sanitation facilities and to test possible sanitation solutions that enable these households to improve their sanitation conditions. The study is part of IFC’s ongoing efforts to partner with the private and public sectors to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through market based solutions for the poor and underserved.The objectives of this study are to provide context for the sanitation conditions of low-income communities in the Philippines and to identify the opportunities and barriers to improving sanitation systems.
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title	Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines
title_short	Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines
title_full	Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines
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title_full_unstemmed	Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines
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publisher	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/961481517392162731/Expanding-access-to-improved-sanitation-for-the-poor-insights-from-the-Philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29332
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Expanding Access to Improved Sanitation for the Poor : Insights from the Philippines

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