ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely managed* drinking water services, 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic** handwashing facilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2020, 74 per cent of the global population had access to safely managed drinking water services, up from 70 per cent in 2015. Still, two billion people live without safely managed drinking water services, including 1.2 billion people lacking even a basic level of service, in 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations recognizes the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right. But one third of people worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water and 3 billion people do not have hand-washing facilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of those, 1.2 billion people have basic drinking water service. Between 2015 and 2020, 107 million people gained access to safely managed drinking water at home, and 115 million people gained access to safe toilets at home. 8 out 10 people who continue to lack basic drinking water services live in rural areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene are a basic human right and yet some people are still unable to access these services due to their ethnicity, gender, social status, disability or inability to afford the high costs. Climate change and an increase in unpredictable and extreme weather is a growing challenge.