By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The 2006 Human improvement record specializes in water and human improvement. Water is valuable to the conclusion of human strength. it's a resource of lifestyles for individuals and for the planet. fresh water and sanitation have a profound relating overall healthiness and human dignity. Inequalities in entry to scrub water for consuming and to water as a efficient enter, make stronger wider inequalities in chance. With pageant for water intensifying, there's a hazard that terrible and weak groups turns into more and more marginalized. the dual problem dealing with governments and donors is to speed up growth in the direction of common entry to water and sanitation; and to make sure that water administration rules develop the rights of bad families to entry water assets.
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Enacting legislation that requires female representation on water committees and other bodies. • The time women spend caring for children made ill by waterborne diseases diminishes their opportunity to engage in productive work. • Inadequate sanitation is experienced by millions of women as a loss of dignity and source of insecurity. • Supporting sanitation campaigns that give women a greater voice in shaping public investment decisions and household spending. • Reforming property rights and the rules governing irrigation and other water user associations to ensure that women enjoy equal rights.
But the demands of industry and urban users are growing rapidly. 7 billion people. Meanwhile, industry, rather than agriculture, will account for most of the projected increase in water use to 2025. Augmenting supply In the past governments responded to water stress by seeking to augment supply. Largescale river diversion programmes in China and India underline the continuing appeal of this approach. Other supply-side options have also grown in importance. Desalination of sea water is gaining ground, though high energy costs make this an option principally for wealthier countries and cities by the sea.
Women bear the brunt of responsibility for collecting water, often spending up to 4 hours a day walking, waiting in queues and carrying water. This is a major source of time poverty. • Enacting legislation that requires female representation on water committees and other bodies. • The time women spend caring for children made ill by waterborne diseases diminishes their opportunity to engage in productive work. • Inadequate sanitation is experienced by millions of women as a loss of dignity and source of insecurity.