Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in Pakistan

Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in Pakistan

In Pakistan, the deterioration of the environment continues to harm livelihoods and health, increasing the vulnerability of the nation's poor. It has long been clear that lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities has a wide varie...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO WATER ALTERNATIVE SANITATION CLEAN WATER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DIARRHEA DISEASE INCIDENCE DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER FLUSH TOILET GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEPATITIS HEPATITIS A HUMAN EXCRETA HUMAN WASTE HYGIENE HYGIENE BEHAVIOR HYGIENE PRACTICES ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMPACT ON HEALTH INADEQUATE SANITATION INCIDENCE OF DISEASES LACK OF SANITATION LATRINES LEGAL STATUS MALARIA MORTALITY MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS ORAL DISEASES PERSONAL HYGIENE POLIO POLLUTION POOR HYGIENE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF WATER RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SANITARY FACILITIES SANITARY MANAGEMENT SANITATION COVERAGE SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION INTERVENTIONS SANITATION PROGRAM SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SEPTIC TANK SEWAGE SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWAGE TREATMENT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS SEWERAGE SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STATUS OF SANITATION SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOILET TOILET FACILITIES TOILETS TYPHOID URBAN POPULATION VULNERABILITY WASHING WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COST WATER POLLUTION WATER SUPPLY WATER TREATMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17770509/economic-impacts-inadequate-sanitation-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17375

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Summary:	In Pakistan, the deterioration of the environment continues to harm livelihoods and health, increasing the vulnerability of the nation's poor. It has long been clear that lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities has a wide variety of impacts; however, the data and evidence needed to verify the size of the burden imposed on the people of Pakistan are limited. As a result, investment in the water and sanitation sector remains well below what is required to ensure for the population a basic minimum of services. Indeed, Pakistan's population is projected to grow by more than 2.9 percent a year, which means an additional 4.0 million people each year who will require additional clean water and sanitation facilities. The Water and Sanitation Program undertook this study to conduct evidence based research to help advocacy in the sanitation sector. The study aims to empirically estimate the economic impacts of current poor sanitation conditions in Pakistan as well as the economic benefits of options for improved conditions. The study's ultimate goal is to provide policy makers at both national and local levels with evidence to justify larger investments in improving the sanitation conditions in the country. It also provides recommendations, again based on empirical evidence, for effectively planning and implementing sustainable sanitation and hygiene programs.