Sanitation: What are the Problems? – Opinion piece by Prof. Duncan Mara
Why are many so many developing countries doing so badly in providing all their citizens with good sanitation, Prof. Duncan Mara, University of Leeds, asks?. The technical solutions and finance are available, but aid agencies need to focus more on technical training and technical assistance.
[S]enior politicians and senior civil servants do not seem to think that thinking clean or investing in clean is that important (and, of course, there can be no solutions without political solutions). Another huge problem is the technical ignorance of local engineers who are generally paid too little to be motivated to correct this. And, of course, there’s too much corruption in general and in the water and sanitation sector in particular.
Read the full opinion piece on the IRC web site.
Do you agree with Prof. Mara’s analysis? Join the debate and add your comments online at: www.irc.nl/page/61983 (scroll down to the end of the article).
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