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Water and sanitation pledges could deliver for over 85 million across Africa
Distribution Time: April 20,2012 (Morning)
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Water, sanitation pledges to deliver life-saving services to 85 millions
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - International development agency, WaterAid, on Saturday
welcomed pledges from African ministers that if delivered would provide 85.4 million
Africans with access to essential life-saving services across the continent. The pledges were
made by ministers from developing countries who are participating in the Sanitation and
Water for All (SWA) High-Level Meeting in Washington D.C.
If realised, these commitments mean that the governments will need to strive over the next
two years to increase access to water by 5 percent and sanitation by 7 percent in their
countries.
The figures for increased access to water of 35.6 million people and sanitation of 49.8 million
people have been calculated by WaterAid, a partner of the SWA initiative at the conclusion of
the High-Level Meeting that brought together 100 ministers from developing and donor
countries and officials from over 50 countries.
WaterAid 's discussion document, Saving Lives, shows that by meeting the Millennium
Development Goal (MDG) on sanitation by 2015, the lives of over 280,000 children under the
age of five would be saved in Sub-Saharan Africa.
At current rates of progress, the continent is not expected to reach the sanitation MDG target
until the year 2175 -- 160 years late.
“A lack of safe sanitation and water and the diarrhoea it causes are the biggest killer of
children in Sub-Saharan Africa,” said WaterAid’s Chief Executive Barbara Frost.
“Ministers in Africa are committed to do more to reach people with water and sanitation
services, and their pledges to strive for increased access for over 85 million people are much
welcomed,” added Frost, who noted that the key challenge would be putting in place and
delivering the national plans in a timely fashion to make those commitments a reality.
WaterAid has also strongly welcomed the announcement from the UK Secretary of State for
International Development, Andrew Mitchell, that Britain is doubling the number of people
they intend to reach with water, improved hygiene and sanitation by 2015, from 30 million to
at least 60 million people.
A recent review by the Department For International Development (DFID) showed that water,
sanitation and hygiene interventions are a highly cost effective way of improving the health,
welfare and livelihoods of poor people living in developing countries and represent excellent
value for money.
However, until now these interventions have attracted just 2 percent of the UK’s aid budget.
“We are delighted that the Coalition Government has committed to double the number of
people it plans to reach from 30 to at least 60 million people who will benefit from water,
improved hygiene and sanitation,” Frost continued.
“The Secretary of State has demonstrated not just through words but also in actions that the
UK is truly leading the international community in tackling the water and sanitation crisis.
“We call on the other donors and governments to follow the UK Government’s lead and
redouble their efforts to achieve sanitation and water for all.”
Alongside the baseline pledges ‘to strive’ towards increasing access to water by 5 percent and
sanitation by 7 percent made by all the participants at the High Level Meeting, governments
have also tabled their own country commitments as part of this meeting.
In Uganda, for instance, the government has committed to providing 4,800,000 people with
improved sanitation and an additional 2,236,544 with access to safe drinking water.
While in Zambia, amongst other commitments, the government has pledged to make at least
1,000 rural wards open defecation free by 2014.
The government of Burkina Faso said it was committed to allocating at least 17.5 CFA billion
annually (US$35 million) to improving access to water sanitation
Pana 21/04/2012
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Les ministres promettent de délivrer des services vitaux
Une agence internationale de développement, WaterAid, s'est félicitée samedi des promesses
des ministres africains qui si elles sont tenues permettront à 85,4 millions d'Africains d'avoir
accès à des services vitaux à travers le continent. Ces promesses ont été faites par les
ministres des pays en développement qui participent à la réunion de Haut Niveau sur
l'assainissement et l'eau pour tous (SWA), à Washington D.C.
Pour tenir ces engagements, les gouvernements devront tout faire au cours des deux
prochaines années pour améliorer l'accès à l'eau de 5 pour cent et à l'assainissement de 7 pour
cent dans leurs pays.
Les chiffres pour un accès accru à l'eau de 35,6 millions de personnes et à l'assainissement
pour 49,8 millions de personnes ont été calculés par WaterAid, un partenaire de l'initiative
SWA à l'issue de la réunion de haut niveau qui a regroupé plus d'une centaine de ministres des
pays en développement et des pays donateurs et des officiels de plus de 50 pays.
Le document de travail de WaterAid, Saving Lives, montre qu'en atteignant l'Objectif du
millénaire pour le développement (OMD) sur l'assainissement d'ici à 2015, il sera possible de
sauver les vies de 280.000 enfants de moins de cinq ans en Afrique sub-saharienne.
Au taux de progression actuelle, le continent ne devrait pas atteindre l'OMD en matière
d'assainissement avant 2175 -- soit dans 160 ans.
'Le manque d'eau potable et de système d'assainissement et leur corrolaire la diarrhée, sont
les plus gros tueurs d'enfant en Afrique sub-saharienne', a déclaré la directrice exécutive de
WaterAid, Barbara Frost.
'Les ministres africains se sont engagés à davantage permettre l'accès des populations à des
services d'approvisionnement en eau et d'assainissement, et leurs promesses concernant plus
de 856 millions de personnes sont les bienvenues', a ajouté Mme Frost qui a noté que le
principal défi à relever serait de mettre en place à temps des programmes nationaux pour faire
de ces promesses une réalité.
WaterAid s'est également vivement félicitée de l'annonce par le ministre britannique du
Développement international, Andrew Mitchell, que le Royaume-Uni doublait le nombre de
personnes auxquelles il comptait améliorer l'accès à l'eau, à une meilleure hygiène et à
l'assainissement d'ici à 2015, de 30 millions à au moins 60 millions de personnes.
Une étude récente du Département pour le Développement international (DFID) a montré que
les interventions dans les domaines de l'eau, de l'hygiène et de l'assainissement étaient un
moyen rentable d'améliorer la santé, le bien-être et les conditions de vie des personnes
pauvres vivant dans les pays en développement et d'un excellent rapport coût-bénéfice.
Cependant, jusqu'à présent ces interventions n'ont mobilisé que 2 pour cent de l'aide
budgétaire britannique.
'Nous nous réjouissons que le gouvernement britanniquese soit engagé à doubler le nombre de
personnes qu'il prévoit d'aider de 30 à au moins 60 millions', a poursuivi Mme Frost.
M. Mitchell a démontré qu'il ne s'agissait pas simplement de paroles mais également d'actes
que le Royaume-Uni pose effectivement pour amener la communauté internationale à
résoudre la crise de l'eau et de l'assainissement.
'Nous invitons les autres bailleurs et les gouvernements à suivre l'exemple du gouvernement
britannique et à redoubler d'efforts pour permettre l'accès de tous à l'eau et à l'assainissement'.
En plus des promesses d'accroître l'accès à l'eau et à l'assainissement de 5 pour cent et 7 pour
cent respectivement, faites par tous les participants de la réunion de haut niveau, les
gouvernements ont également présentés les engagements de leurs propres pays dans le cadre
de cette réunion.
En Ouganda, par exemple, le gouvernement s'est engagé fournir à 4.800.000 personnes un
meilleur accès à l'assainissement et à 2.236.544 personnes un meilleur accès à une eau
potable.
Tandis qu'en Zambie, entre autres promesses, le gouvernement s'est engagé à mettre en place
au moins 1.000 toilettes à ciel ouvert gratuites d'ici 2014.
Le gouvernement du Burkina Faso s'est pour sa part engagé à allouer au moins 17,5 milliards
de francs CFA par an (35 millions de dollars) à l'amélioration de l'accès à l'eau et
l'assainissement.
Pana 22/04/2012
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WaterAid saúda promessas de ministros africanos de prestar serviços básicos no
continente
Dar es Salaam, Tanzânia (PANA) – Uma agência internacional de desenvolvimento,
WaterAid, congratulou-se sábado com promessas feitas por ministros africanos e que, a seu
ver, se elas se concretizarem, permitirão a 85 milhões e 400 mil Africanos terem acesso a
serviços vitais no seu continente.
Estas promessas foram feitas pelos ministros dos países em desenvolvimento que participam
na reunião de alto nível sobre o Saneamento e Água para Todos (SWA), em Washington, nos
Estados Unidos.
Para horarem estes compromissos, os Governos deverão fazer o seu possível nos próximos
dois anos para aumentar o acesso à água em cinco porcento e ao saneamento em sete porcento
nos seus respetivos países.
As cifras para um acesso acrescido à água de 35 milhões 600 mil pessoas e ao saneamento
para 49 milhões 800 mil foram calculados por WaterAid, uma parceira da iniciativa SWA, no
termo da reunião de alto nível que agrupou mais de uma centena de ministros dos países em
desenvolvimento e dos países doadores de fundos e de responsáveis de mais de 50 países do
mundo.
O documento de trabalho de WaterAid, Saving Lives, mostra que, ao atingir o Objetivo de
Desenvolvimento do Milénio (ODM), em matéria de saneamento até 2015, será possível
salvar as vidas de 280 mil crianças menores de cinco anos de idade na África Subsariana.
Com a taxa de progressão atual, o continente não deverá alcançar os ODM em matéria de
saneamento antes de 2175, ou seja dentro de 160 anos.
« A falta de água potável e de sistema de saneamento e o seu corolário, nomeadamente a
diarreia, são os maiores fatores de mortalidade para as crianças na África Subsariana »,
declarou a diretora executiva de WaterAid, Barbara Frost.
«Os ministros africanos comprometem-se, cada vez mais, a permitir o acesso das populações
a serviços de abastecimento de água e de saneamento, e as suas promessas concernentes a
mais de 856 milhões de pessoas são bem-vindas", acrescentou Frost.
Ela frisou que o principal desafio a ultrapassar consiste em criar atempadamene programas
nacionais que permitam a estas promessas concretizarem-se.
Um estudo recente do Departamento para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (DFID) mostrou
que as intervenções nos domínios da água, da higiene e saneamento são um meio rentável de
melhorar a saúde, o bem-estar e as condições de vida das pessoas pobres residentes nos países
em desenvolvimento.
No entanto, até ao momento, estas intervenções mobilizaram apenas dois porcento da ajuda
orçamental britânica.
«Estamos satisfeitos que o Governo britânico se comprometa a duplicar de 30 milhões para 60
milhões, o número de pessoas que pretende ajudar neste sentido», prosseguiu Frost.
«Instamos outros doadores de fundos e os Governos a seguirem o exemplo do Governo
britânico, envidando esforços para permitir o acesso de todos à água e ao saneamento ».
Além das promessas de aumentar o acesso à água e ao saneamento em cinco e sete porcento
respetivamente, feitas por todos os participantes da reunião de alto nível, os Governos
apresentaram igualmente os compromissos dos seus próprios países no quadro desta reunião.
No Uganda, por exemplo, o Governo comprometeu-se a fornecer a quatro milhões 800 mil
pessoas um melhor acesso ao saneamento e a dois milhões 236 mil 544 pessoas um melhor
acesso a uma água potável.
Enquanto a Zâmbia, entre outras promessas, decidiu instalar pelos menos mil latrinas públicas
gratuitas até 2014.
O Governo do Burkina Faso mobilizou-se para alocar pelo menos 17 biliões 500 milhões de
francos CFA (cerca de 35 milhões de dólares americanos) por ano à melhoria do acesso à
água e ao saneamento.
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