Do you care a SHIT?

On the World Toilet day, I would like to highlight some points without giving any gyaan. No one likes to be taught about shit. All feel they know their ‘job’ well and they do their ‘job’ the best…rather class apart from the others. Having said that, do we all know certain facts? Well, here is some help taken from the United Nations. Let me also remind the reader that this will become a serious issue soon, so it is important that we all take up this topic seriously.

FACTS

1. 4 Billion people do not have adequate sanitation in the world.
2. 1 Billion people still defecate In the open.
3. Between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of the global population using an improved drinking water source has increased from 76 per cent to 91 per cent
4. But water scarcity affects more than 40 per cent of the global population and is projected to rise. Over 1.7 billion people are currently living in river basins where water use exceeds recharge
5. 4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines
6. More than 80 per cent of wastewater resulting from human activities is discharged into rivers or sea without any pollution removal
7. Each day,nearly 1,000 children die due to preventable water and sanitation-related  diarrhea kind of diseases
8. Hydropower is the most important and widely-used renewable source of energy and as of 2011, represented 16 per cent of total electricity production worldwide
9. Approximately 70 per cent of all water abstracted from rivers, lakes and aquifers are used for irrigation
10. Floods and other water-related disasters account for 70 per cent of all deaths related to natural disasters

Goal 6 has been set to take care of this problem. The targets are:

1. By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
2. By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
3. By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
4. By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
5. By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6. By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lake
7. By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programs, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
8. Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

(All the above data has been taken from http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ Kindly refer the website for further details and share as much as possible to spread awareness)