New GLAAS report launched

While 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve their nationally-defined drinking-water coverage targets, only 25 per cent of countries are on track to achieve their national sanitation targets. Less than a third of countries reported having sufficient human resources required to carry out key WASH functions.

The GLAAS 2022 report, which details the latest insights on the status of drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems in more than 120 countries, is the largest data collection from the greatest number of countries to date.

While there has been an increase in WASH budgets in some countries, over 75 per cent of countries reported insufficient funding to implement their WASH plans and strategies.

The report also asserts that countries that are on-track top meet their national drinking-water and sanitation targets are more likely to have: enough human and financial resources; tariffs that cover operations and maintenance costs; effective regulatory authorities; and, higher utilization of domestic capital commitments.

• Read the full report here.
• Download the infographic.
• Read the pressrelease here.
• Learn more in the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) data portal.