Journal
CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER
Volume 42, Issue 8, Pages 1029-1035Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201300208
Keywords
Millennium development goals; Safe drinking water; Water pollution; Water quality standards
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) [2010DFA92800, 2010DFA92820]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51108328]
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse Foundation [PCRRY11011]
- Exceed for seminar and investigation at Kisumu, Kenya
- expert seminar at Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
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Sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation is an important part of the millennium development goals (MDGs). For most African countries, an extensive effort is needed for the last three remaining years for the achievement of the MDGs, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current practices for water and wastewater treatment in Africa are insufficient to ensure safe water and basic sanitation. To address this challenge, joint efforts are needed, including transforming to green economy, innovating technologies, improving operation and maintenance, harvesting energy, improving governance and management, promoting public participation, and establishing water quality standards.
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