7 billion neighbors
Citizen participation of users: a lever for improving access to drinking water?
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According to the United Nations, 2.2 billion people worldwide live without access to safe water.
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By: Emmanuelle Bastide
1 min
According to the latest figures from the United Nations, 2.2 billion people in the world live without access to safe water.
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There are still significant inequalities in access to water, particularly in developing countries.
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 54% of the inhabitants of this region use drinking water.
With disparities between countries, between cities and countryside and even between neighborhoods.
Access to water is however considered a key issue in the fight against poverty.
Faced with this observation, improving the water service also requires good management.
Beyond the public and private actors, the participation of users in decisions, in the implementation of projects appears more and more as an essential lever to make progress in the water and sanitation sector.
Give the floor to the inhabitants,
organizing public meetings could indeed allow a better understanding and projects closer to their realities and their needs.
How can citizens be better taken into account in the water sector?
Broadcast on the occasion of the
9th World Water Forum
which takes place in Dakar, Senegal from March 21 to 26, 2022.
With :
Serigne Mbaye Thiam,
Minister of Water and Sanitation of Senegal
Djiby Sarr,
sociologist specializing in water governance within the Senegal branch of
GRET
.
His thesis focuses on the representation of the drinking water service for users in the region of Saint Louis.
Emile Atigaku,
director of
the NGO PADIE
, lead president of
CCEABT (Consultation framework for water and basic sanitation in Togo
– which brings together NGOs in the sector)
René Bahily,
President of
the National Youth Parliament of Burkina Faso for Water
.
Founder of the
network of young Sahelians for the climate.
Musical programming:
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Hayyo Ndiam
- Ngaari-Laaw
►
Self Captain
- Ticora
.
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