Lack of sanitation slows development goal progress
Namibia is falling behind on achieving the sixth Sustainable Development Goal, which aims to ensure access to safe water and sanitation for all by 2030. With only four years to meet the target, National Planning Commission director general Kaire Mbuende says Namibia has achieved many of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), but sanitation continues to […] The post Lack of sanitation slows development goal progress appeared first on The Namibian .
Namibia is falling behind on achieving the sixth Sustainable Development Goal, which aims to ensure access to safe water and sanitation for all by 2030.
With only four years to meet the target, National Planning Commission director general Kaire Mbuende says Namibia has achieved many of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), but sanitation continues to lag behind.
“Our biggest challenge is more on the health side, in particular sanitation. That’s one area where we are lagging behind, and we have committed ourselves to invest substantially in that area,” Mbuende says.
According to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) 2023 Population and Housing Census, about 40% of households in Namibia lack adequate sanitation.
The situation is worse in marginalised communities, where the NSA reported last week that nearly seven out of every 10 households do not have a toilet.
