Building sewage treatment facilities

Description

Building sewage treatment facilities involves the planning, construction, and operation of systems designed to collect, treat, and safely dispose of wastewater. This strategy directly addresses public health risks, water pollution, and environmental degradation by removing contaminants before water is released back into the environment. Essential actions include site selection, infrastructure development, technology implementation, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring effective management of sewage to protect communities and ecosystems from hazardous waste and waterborne diseases.

Context

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends the building, maintaining and expansion of sewage treatment facilities and drainage systems in accordance with national policies and capacities and with the international cooperation available.