淨化全球水資源 聯合國：需要金援來涵養 - 生態環境討論

淨化全球水資源 聯合國：需要金援來涵養

建立於 2017/05/01 上稿編輯： 鄒敏惠
摘譯自2017年4月14日 ENS瑞士，日內瓦報導；姜唯編譯；蔡麗伶審校
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17個月前，世界各國政府在聯合國大會上一致同意17項永續發展目標（Sustainable
Development Goals，SDG），在2030年前終結貧窮、保護地球和達成均富。其中第六項目
標是確保人人可取得水資源和衛生設施，並永續管理。

不過，WHO本月14日發表一份新評估報告「2017年全球衛生設備和飲用水分析評估」（
Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water 2017，簡稱
GLAAS）指出，世界各國針對目標六所支出的金額增加得不夠快，若不改善使用財源的效
率並找出更多新財源，將無法達到目標。

http://imgur.com/jhqUD2Y.jpg
伊索比亞的Fatuma Abdullah喜歡聯合國兒童基金會協助建立的水泵浦，但來的太遲，她
的兒子還是因為沒有乾淨飲水而死亡。聯合國兒童基金會 UNICEF Ethiopia（CC
BY-NC-ND 2.0）

乾淨的水是生命所必須，聯合國說地球上的淡水足以供全球人口使用。但世界衛生組織（
WHO）警告，全球75億人口中，近20億人使用著被排泄物污染的水，承受著感染霍亂、痢
疾、傷寒和小兒麻痺症的風險。

「被污染的水每年造成超過50萬人因腹瀉死亡，也是許多被忽視的熱帶疾病（neglected
tropical diseases）的主因，如腸蠕蟲、血吸蟲病和沙眼。」WHO公共衛生、環境與社會
健康因子部門主任尼拉（Maria Neira）博士說。

腹瀉疾病死亡率在2000年至2015年間減少近半，但是2015年仍造成140萬人死亡，比交通
事故死亡人數還多，是該年度全世界第八大死因。在五歲以下兒童，腹瀉疾病死亡人數排
名則躍升為第二。

淨化全球的水資源並非做不到，只是所費不貲。

聯合國水資源組織主席、國際勞工組織總幹事萊德（Guy Ryder）說：「這個問題我們有
能力解決。增加水資源與衛生設備相關投資能顯著改善人類健康與發展，促進就業，確保
人人受到照顧。」

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一名宏都拉斯女孩正從遭污染的水源取飲用水。圖片來源：Cecilia Snyder（CC
BY-NC-ND 2.0）

GLAAS 2017報告分析來自75國、25個依SDG支援水資源與衛生設備金融服務之外部機構的
最新可靠資料，發現過去三年間，各國水資源和衛生保健的年度預算增加4.9%。

不過，80%的國家回報，水資源與衛生保健相關財源不足以達成國家自己訂定的目標。

報告指出，腹瀉疾病是全世界兒童死亡率的主要來源，造成10%的五歲以下兒童死亡。

為了達成SDG，世界銀行估計基礎設備投資必須每年成長兩倍直到1140億美元，不含營運
和養護成本。報告指出，目前總計有57個國家、涵蓋44億人口規劃了共850億美元的預算
給水資源與衛生保健。

雖然資金缺口很大，但已取得部份進展。亞洲開發銀行今年起的水資源融資計劃年度貸款
目標將從20億美金提高到30億美金。世界銀行董事會批准了印度Madhya Pradesh都市開發
計畫，超過85萬都市居民將直接受惠於以水資源與衛生設備為主的都市硬體設施改善。

報告指出，2012年起，水資源與衛生方面分配到的援助和健康、難民與人道救援等其他發
展項目相比穩定下降。

世界銀行、歐洲執委會和亞洲開發銀行等許多主要多邊機構指出，雖然政策或優先順序上
沒有傳出大幅改變，但2015年水資源與衛生相關的海外發展協助確實大幅減少。


原文文章節錄:

Clean Water: It’s a Matter of Money
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 14, 2017 (ENS)


Clean, accessible drinking water is essential for life, and the United
Nations says there is enough fresh water on the planet to supply this for
everyone. But today, the World Health Organization warned that of the 7.5
billion people living on Earth, almost two billion people use a source of
drinking-water contaminated with feces, putting them at risk of contracting
cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio.

“Contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than 500,000
diarrheal deaths each year and is a major factor in several neglected
tropical diseases, including intestinal worms, schistosomiasis, and trachoma,
” said Dr. Maria Neira, WHO director, Department of Public Health,
Environmental and Social Determinants of Health.

The death rate from diarrheal diseases was almost halved between 2000 and
2015, but these diseases still caused 1.4 million deaths in 2015.

Diarrheal diseases were the eighth leading cause of death worldwide in 2015,
claiming more lives than traffic fatalities. And among children under five
years old, diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of death.

Cleaning up the world’s water supply is do-able, but it’s not cheap.

Just 17 months ago, world governments at the UN General Assembly unanimously
adopted a set of 17 goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure
prosperity for all by 2030 as part of a new sustainable development agenda.

Known as the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, they include Goal 6: to
ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for
all.

Today the World Health Organization reported in a new assessment that
countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and
sanitation targets for Goal 6.

The Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water 2017, or
GLASS, stresses that countries will not meet global aspirations of universal
access to safe drinking-water and sanitation unless steps are taken to use
financial resources more efficiently and increase efforts to identify new
sources of funding.

“This is a challenge we have the ability to solve,” says Guy Ryder, chair
of UN-Water and Director-General of the International Labour Organization. “
Increased investments in water and sanitation can yield substantial benefits
for human health and development, generate employment and make sure that we
leave no one behind.”

The GLAAS 2017 report presents an analysis of the most reliable and
up-to-date data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues
related to financing universal access to water and sanitation under the SDGs.

The GLAAS 2017 report finds that countries have increased their budgets for
water, sanitation and hygiene at an annual average rate of 4.9 percent over
the last three years.

Yet, 80 percent of countries report that water, sanitation and hygiene, WASH,
financing is still not sufficient to meet nationally-defined targets for
these services.

The report indicates that diarrheal diseases are among the main contributors
to global child mortality, causing about 10 percent of all deaths in children
under five years.

In order to meet the SDG global targets, the World Bank estimates investments
in infrastructure need to triple to US$114 billion per year – a figure which
does not include operating and maintenance costs.

The report shows that more than US$ 85 billion is budgeted for WASH in 57
countries representing a population of 4.4 billion.

While the funding gap is vast, some positive movement is taking place.

The Asian Development Bank is increasing its Water Financing Programme annual
lending target from US$2 billion to US$3 billion starting this year.

The World Bank Board Wednesday approved a US$116.20 million loan for the
Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Project. Over 850,000 urban residents are
expected to benefit directly through access to improved urban services,
mostly water and sanitation.

The report points out that the proportion of aid allocated to water and
sanitation has steadily declined since 2012 by comparison with other
development priorities, such as health, refugees, and humanitarian assistance.

Several major multilateral institutions, including the World Bank, the
European Commission, and the African Development Bank reported large
decreases in overseas development assistance commitments for water and
sanitation in 2015, though none reported a major policy or priority shift
away from water and sanitation.

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http://ens-newswire.com/2017/04/14/clean-water-its-a-matter-of-money/
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