Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire explained

Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire
Jurisdiction:Senegal
Headquarters:Route des Pères Maristes Hann Cité Fort B, Villa N° 36 BP 47316 Dakar
Coordinates:14.7284°N -17.4388°W
Minister1 Name:Serigne Mbaye Thiam
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Water and Sanitation

Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire (PEPAM, English: The Millennium Drinking Water and Sanitation Program) is an agency that works on drinking water and sanitation access in Senegal. The minister who runs it is the Minister of Water and Sanitation who is currently Serigne Mbaye Thiam.[1]

The agency functions in two different capacities. The first of which is providing statistics to the government related to drinking water access and sanitation access. The other function is making drinking water and sanitation access more available to areas of Senegal where it is not currently provided.[2]

In 2015, the agency aligned itself with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a focus on goal number 6.[3] Goal 6 of the SDGs is to "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all", with specific targets set by 2030. These include "universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all" and "achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sénégal : le ministre de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement fait valoir des données obsolètes . 10 December 2021 . Africa Check . 29 May 2019 . fr.
  2. News: TAMBACOUNDA – Accès à l’eau potable : 4 villages de la commune de Missira connectés au réseau . 10 December 2021 . Le Quotidien . 14 August 2018.
  3. News: La BAD présente le Sénégal comme la vitrine du développement durable en eau et assainissement . 10 December 2021 . Financial Afrik . 28 September 2015 . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: Water and Sanitation . United Nations Sustainable Development . 10 December 2021.