Monday Week Twelve

...some questions...

1. What is included in the acronym WaSH?

2. How old are the oldest wells, toilets, modern flush toilets, modern sewers, and modern methods of chemical water treatment? What was the role of John Snow in furthering our understanding of water-borne illness and combating water-borne illness?

3. What are the hygiene, convenience, and (possibly) asthetic advantages of improved sanitation facilities?

4. What is the implied challenge of improving the number of people with access to an improved water source? How are we (as a global community) doing in providing access to an improved source of drinking water? Is all "improved" drinking water "safe"? Is all "safe" drinking water "improved"?

5. How is access to an improved source of drinking water managed in developed communities in urban and rural areas? What are the barriers to increasing access to an improved source of drinking water in less developed (lower HDI) counties in urban and rural areas?

Slides from today are on Sakai.