Sanitation, hygiene and drinking-water in the Pacific Island countries

Converting commitment into action

This publication reveals some new statistics in sanitation improvement in the Pacific island countries. It shows that fresh water management, basic sanitation and safe drinking-water all impact upon the status and trends of the Pacific island countries, from fisheries to disaster-risk management.

These statistics, associated with a less than optimum management of water resources may aggravate the gloomy perspectives brought about by climate change, which appear to be exacerbated in the Pacific islands. Drinking-water and sanitation relies on water governance and water resources management, closely linked with climate change in the Pacific islands.

This publication shows that a major effort and relevant initiatives are under way in the region bringing with that the hope that the situation may be drastically reversed.