Catarina de Albuquerque

Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe

drinking water and sanitation

Eliminate Inequalities to

achieve SWA

Averages mask inequalities

Rich-poor gap (rural): 42%pt (2000), 40%pt (2008) (Source:JMP)

511

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 improvedfacilities

Improved facilities

2732

36

44

26

24

12

0

Rich

4751

36

40

13

94

0

Richest

%

Gap: Persons with Disabilities and Average source: JMP

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

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Access to improved water: disability gap (% pt)

Quintile gap inequality source: JMP

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.

Thank you