Improving sewage management

Providing sewerage systems
Improving sewerage systems
Enabling improved sewage facilities
Promoting environmentally sound management of sewage
Managing sewerage

Description

Improving sewage management involves implementing effective collection, treatment, and safe disposal or reuse of wastewater to prevent environmental contamination and protect public health. Key actions include upgrading infrastructure, promoting decentralized treatment solutions, enforcing regulations, and encouraging community participation. This strategy addresses issues such as waterborne diseases, pollution of water bodies, and inadequate sanitation by ensuring that sewage is properly managed, thereby reducing health risks and supporting sustainable urban and rural development.

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.