Banerjee, Sudeshna; Skilling, Heather; Foster, Vivien - 2012
With only 56 percent of the population enjoying access to safe water, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions in … terms of access to improved water sources. Based on present trends, it appears that the region is unlikely to meet the … target of 75 percent access to improved water by 2015, as specified in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The welfare …