ACCESS TO WATER & SANITATION: FACTS AND FIGURES
~650 million
people lack access to improved drinking water*
3,6 million
die every year due to water-related diseases **
80%
of people with no drinking water are in rural area *
~650 million
people lack access to improved drinking water*
50%
Of hospital beds in developing countries are occupied by people with waterborne diseases ***
~650 million
people lack access to improved drinking water*
PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED
1.8 billion people drink contaminated water and 2.4 billion people lack improved sanitation.
CONTEXT
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Numerous organisations involved (NGO’s, public sector, private sector), often a silo approach / poor cooperation, in a complex ecosystem, on a transversal issue (“water-nutrition-food“ nexus).
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Financing depending essentially on public funding / subsidies / charity.
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Existence of established local water entrepreneurs, providing sustainable solutions with potential to scale their activities.
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Impact and socially responsible investors on the rise, including major organisations (banks, insurances, pensions funds, etc.).
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Lack of visibility and trust between entrepreneurs and investors.
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Corporate companies concerned about the communities where they operate not having access to safe water.
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Need for collaboration between the public sector, the private sector and civil society to support local entrepreneurship.