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Access to safe drinking water
MDG 7 on environmental
sustainability aims among others
at halving the proportion of people
without sustainable access to safe
drinking water by 2015.
Water sources considered safe
include piped water, boreholes,
protected springs and gravity flow
schemes.
Sixty seven percent of all households
in Uganda now have access to safe
water sources.
The challenge is sustainability of
these sources in view of increased
degradation of water catchments
and surface water sources.
In urban areas the proportion of
people with access to safe water is
87 percent while it is 64 percent in
the rural areas.
Source
: UBOS, UNHS 2005/6, 2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census Analytical Report
Access to safe drinking water
MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
NEMA 2003
Distance to safe drinking water for the regions
Percent
Percent
A man accesses unsafe drinking water from a pond in Migera, Nakasongola District
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