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The risks of a technology-based MDG indicator for rural water supply 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 2008

Description:

The MDG indicator for access to safe water equates technology with water quality based largely on designed rather than observed capacity to block routes of faecal contamination. This is a useful driver for donor and government investment in rural water supplies but does not show the whole story.

Bibliographical Information:

SUTTON, S. (2008) The risks of a technology-based MDG indicator for rural water supply. 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 2008 , WEDC - Water, Engineering and Development Centre , Loughborough, UK

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