UNAVAILABILITY OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATIONS IN PAKISTAN
Submitted by: ashi raja
Contents * Abstract. * Problem statement. * Introduction or significance of study. * Benefits. * Objectives of the study. * Variables identification. * Objective. * Hypothesis. * Theoretical framework. * Literature review. * Research design. * Questionnaire. * Conclusion. * References.
Abstract
Unavailability of clean water and sanitation facilities in Pakistan is the most serious issue of all. This sector is giving birth to many diseases and in many areas it is the utmost reason of deaths of infant children. As of different surveys has shown that as with the passage of time the water resources will be run out of water and we will be facing a huge problem on it. The historian and the astrologist do say that the world war III would be for water, a clean water. Let us ponder upon it and find a solution for a better tomorrow.
Problem statement:
Unavailability of clean water and proper sanitations in Pakistan.
Significance of study:
As of 2004, 1.1 billion people lack access to improved water and 2.6 billion people lack access to improved sanitation, which represents 17% and 42% of the world’s population. It means that many people around this world who are not even having sufficient water to meet even the most basic human needs. Due to the lacking of clean water and sanitations many diseases have been caused such as diarrhea, malaria, dengue, trachoma, hepatitis A, B and C and many more……
Pakistan is the sixth largest country in the world by population. As of 2013, it has a population of 183.7million which represents 2.59% of the world’s population. By the year 2025 the Pakistan will be 228.8 million and 295 million by 2050. This increase in population will have direct impact on the water sector for meeting the domestic, industrial and agricultural needs. Pakistan has now essentially exhausted its
References: * —Lee Jong-wook, Director-General, World Health Organization. * Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General. * Harrington, et al. (1989) * Wikipedia water and sanitation. * List of countries according to population wikipedia. * Tahir, M. A., et al. (1994) Survey of Drinking Water Quality in the Rural Areas of Rawalpindi District, Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources, Islamabad. * United Nation Development Programme (2006) Estimating the Cost to Achieve Millennium Development Goals in Pakistan. United Nation Development Program me, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad, Pakistan.