“We have to do things better and faster,” said Alejandro Jimenez, water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) specialist at SIWI. “Faster, because we will not achieve access for all at this rate of implementation. And better, because at present we cannot keep services functional once they are constructed.” round 90% of people in our region live in urban areas and we haven’t been able to cope with population growth and rapid urbanization,” he said.

Key Takeaways:

• Can access to water and sanitation be secured now for future generations? We don’t have a choice; sustainability must be at the heart of all efforts to deliver these services.
• The agenda sets a target of “ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” by 2030.
• “One of our surveys in California shows that where people understand what’s involved in water recycling, they are much more willing to accept it.”

“Around the world, 650 million people lack access to safe water and 2.3 billion people live without adequate sanitation.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/sep/14/sustainability-in-the-pipeline-securing-water-and-sanitation-for-the-future