Sanitation

This chapter considers sanitation as a basic good that satisfies critical basic human needs for health and hygiene. It considers the widespread nature of sanitation deprivation and the challenges of addressing this deprivation, which include increased population growth. It considers the myriad health impacts of poor sanitation. The chapter examines the subsistence right to sanitation and the role of this right within the United Nations system of human rights. It discusses the problems of sanitation as it relates to children and women. It also examines the menu of options for sanitation service provision from a value chain perspective, the political economy of sanitation services, demand side issues, and provisioning processes.