Extending the critical aspects of the water access indicator using East Africa as an example.
The United Nations has declared 2005-2015 the Fresh Water Decade in which more people than ever before will gain access to water. Despite acknowledging that water quantity is important to health, so far only water quality is used in monitoring the Millennium Development Goals. This study examines th...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 329 - 342 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2009
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