Catarina de Albuquerque, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation - See more at: http://sanitationandwaterforall.org/priority-areas/political-prioritization/2014-hlm#sthash.NfdlujZB.dpuf

1. Catarina de Albuquerque
Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe
drinking water and sanitation
Eliminate Inequalities to
achieve SWA

2. Averages mask inequalities
Rich-poor gap (rural): 42%pt (2000), 40%pt (2008) (Source:JMP)
5
11
7
16
31
36
57
37
Poorest
10
20
16
32
34
48
40
0
Poor
13
21
24
38
31
41
32
0
Middle
Open defecation
Unimproved facilities
Shared improved
facilities
Improved facilities
27
32
36
44
26
24
12
0
Rich
47
51
36
40
13
9
4
0
Richest
%

3. Gap: Persons with Disabilities and Average source: JMP
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
Accesstoimprovedsanitation:disabilitygap(%pt)
Access to improved water: disability gap (% pt)

4. Quintile gap inequality source: JMP

5. How to measure the elimination of inequalities?
The systematic reduction and elimination of the inequalities between
different population groups as they progress toward the specified target.

6. Thank you