Note: This is the 1997 edition of UNEP's Global Environment Outlook. If you are interested in more recent information, please see the 2000 and 2002 editions.
Figure 2.23. Access to safe water and
sanitation services in West Asia.
Source:
UNCHS (Habitat) (1996).
Notes:
Access to safe water:
Proportion of the population with access to an adequate amount of
safe drinking water located within a convenient distance from the
user's dwelling. Access to sanitation services: Proportion
of the population with access to a sanitary facility for human extreta
disposal in the dwelling or located within a convenient distance from
the user's dwelling. Access, sanitary facility,and
convenient distance are defined at the country level.
