Problem
Discrimination in access to sanitation services
Other Names:
Prejudicial treatment in provision of water and sewerage Incidence:
Among the urban poor, less than 30% of households are connected to water supply and less than 20% have access to adequate sanitation. Water is delivered at a subsidized price to the middle and upper classes, while the under-served majority has an erratic, unreliable supply or depends on informal channels such as water vendors, at a much higher unit cost. Broader Problems:
Exclusive servicesSocial discriminationUnethical practices of health servicesUnderdeveloped provision of household services Strategies:
Improving sanitation for the poor Subject(s):
Hydrology → WaterSocial Activity → Services
Societal Problems → Effluent
Societal Problems → Hygiene
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
21.04.2000 – 00:00 CEST