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Sanitation
Wells and other unimproved water sources in urban areas are heavily infiltrated by fecal and other contaminants due to the a) widespread use of septic tanks, b) high population density, c) use of rivers and drains for wastewater disposal in the absence of sewers and sewage treatment facilities. The annual economic loss due to poor sanitation in Indonesia is estimated at US$6.3 billion or $28.60 per capital. Of this amount 24% or $1.5million is attributed to water pollution from poor sanitation. Poor sanitation causes substantial illness and premature death, especially in infants and children under five.
WASAP Subprograms on Sanitation:
Sub-program C: Sanitation Sector Development
- Policy and advocacy work promises to produce strategies and policies in an important but largely neglected sector.
- Assistance to six cities in the development of comprehensive sanitation plans creates practical experiences as examples for other cities.
- for full progress on sanitation reforms, see:
Sub-Program D: City Sanitation Projects
- Implementation of city sanitation pilot projects would be a first effort to show the way for tackling sanitation in Indonesia.
