Africa must prioritise access to safe water to eradicate under-5 mortality - CSOs
Wandera, quoting a 2016 WaterAid Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Watch, said deliberate efforts should be made by all African Governments to prioritise access to water and sanitation. She said that it was saddening to note that 650 million people around the world lived without access to water. According to her, the region has 15 years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) six, which envisions universal, sustainable, affordable and equitable access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene.
"We call on African governments and ministries to prioritise WASH as fundamental in the implementation and achievement of the SDGs. As a civil society group, we understand that for the development of Africa, particularly regarding the health and dignity of our people requires demanding action from our governments. It is Only by prioritising and achieving the global SDG 6 on water and sanitation that will make us to see the change we want.”
Wandera also called for increased domestic resource mobilisation to achieve sustainable service delivery, to ensure that no one was left behind. The chairperson urged all countries to progressively reduce inequalities arising from accessing water.
The African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation is a coalition of CSOs working to scale up access to water and sanitation in the region. It works through advocacy and coordination to influence governments’ decisions, to keep to the promises of meeting the Africa Water Vision 2025 and the AU’s Agenda 2063 of managing water resources effectively.
The 6th Africa Water Week, organised by African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and other development partners from across the world, aspires to lay the building blocks for Africa to achieve the SDG 6, as well as other inter-linking SDGs connected with water resources management.
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