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TitleFrom infrastructure to sustainable impact : policy review of the Dutch contribution to drinking water and sanitation (1990-2011)
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsTesselaar, R, Engelbertink, J, de Kemp, A, Jorritsma, H
Secondary TitleIOB evaluations
Volume366
Pagination132 p.; 9 fig.; 12 tab.
Date Published2012-03-01
PublisherNetherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy and Operations Review Department (IOB)
Place PublishedThe Hague, The Netherlands
ISSN Number9789053284230
Keywordsaccess to sanitation, access to water, drinking water, policies, sustainability, toilet hygiene
Abstract

Safe drinking water and sanitation for the poor has been a policy priority for Netherlands development cooperation for a long time. The current policy is anchored in the specific Millennium Development Goal to halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. This policy review provides insight into the policy implemented and the effects of this policy on the use of drinking water and sanitation facilities, as well as the consequences for the health and development opportunities of the target group. The report shows that the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been significant but that the information collected regarding increased access to and use of these facilities does not provide a complete picture. There is scope for improving policy management in order to ensure sustainable impact, provided the ministry puts the necessary manpower in place to do so. [authors abstract]

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