1.1 billion The number of people who need to be reached with improved sources of drinking water by 2015 to meet the MDG target
Millennium
Development Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Target: Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
The proportion of the world’s population using improved sources of drinking water increased from 78 per cent to 83 per cent over this period, putting the world on track – but barely – to meet the MDG target. The challenges remain huge. A further 1.1 billion people will need to gain access by 2015.
Source: UNICEF, Progress For Children: A Child Survival Report Card, November 6, 2007.
