Today is WorldWaterDay! The annual event, according to the UN, aims to celebrate water and raise awareness of the two billion people across the world who are living without access to safe water. Read:
There were more people from urban areas who had access to safely managed drinking water in 2020, around 61.80 percent, than those from rural areas with only 34.54 percent.
In comparison, only 83.16 percent of the poorest population in the Philippines had access to basic drinking water. During that year, 13.08 percent of the poorest population was still relying on unimproved water services and there was still at least 0.19 percent who were getting their drinking water from surface water.The sanitation and hygiene conditions in the Philippines likewise improved in 2020.
Filipinos in rural areas had better access to sanitation facilities in 2020 with at least 65.84 percent. About 54.86 percent of the population in urban areas had safely managed sanitation. On the other hand, the country’s poorest relied on basic, limited, and unimproved sanitation facilities, with 49.78 percent, 23.67 percent, and 8.33 percent.PH household data: Basic hygiene
However, there was still 6.66 percent which had no adequate hand washing facility and had no access to soap and water amid the pandemic.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mati City taps bulk water provider to tap river water | Manuel CayonDAVAO CITY—Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental, is tapping the services of the lone bidder of the city’s bulk water system project to tap the still pristine surface water of the Mayo River. The city information office (CIO) said the P296.5-million bulk water supply project in Mati City would…
Read more »
World in abstractVisual artist Raul Isidro presents his abstract take on Mother Nature through ‘Resonance’ exhibit
Read more »
Optum Global marks 10th year of honing world-class talentOptum Global Solutions PH, in its 10th year of operation in the country, shared how it consistently managed to deliver world-class talent on the health space to fill in specific job requirements overseas while physically working from the PH Read more here:
Read more »
Ukraine war sparking turmoil for world economy - EBRDLONDON: The Ukraine war has major economic consequences for energy, food, inflation and poverty, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.The EBRD's...
Read more »
Mati City taps bulk water provider to tap river water | Manuel CayonDAVAO CITY—Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental, is tapping the services of the lone bidder of the city’s bulk water system project to tap the still pristine surface water of the Mayo River. The city information office (CIO) said the P296.5-million bulk water supply project in Mati City would…
Read more »