Resilient water supply and sanitation infrastructure in urban and rural areas (Ministry of Cities [MCid])

Why it matters

Resilience in water and sanitation infrastructure is essential to address extreme events such as droughts and floods, which disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. Robust systems reduce risks to public health, economic losses, and disruptions to essential services. Incorporating resilience principles enables greater adaptability and sustainability in the face of climate change and accelerated urbanization.

1) Despite gains since 2015, 1 in 4 – or 2.1 billion people globally – still lack access to safely managed drinking water;

2) 3.4 billion people still lack safely managed sanitation, including 354 million who practice open defecation;

3) People in the least developed countries are more than twice as likely as people in other countries to lack basic drinking water and sanitation services, and more than three times as likely to lack basic hygiene.