BANGLADESH VISION Long term vision Focus for 2014-2016 Achieve universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene by 2021 by eliminating inequalities in services and ensuring sustainability. Focus for 2014-2016 Continue political commitment and priority to eliminate open defecation; Encourage households to move the sanitation ladder from the ODF; Increase WASH services in HtR areas, disaster prone areas and other difficult areas; Increase access to safe water in arsenic contaminated areas; Promote integration of WASH services in other sectors such as education, health and nutrition. Water: 83% have access to improved water, On-track for MDG. Sanitation: 82% have access to sanitary latrine (55% improved & 27% shared), 14% un-improved and only 4% practice OD. Inequalities: Rural households (5%) are likely to practice more OD than urban settings (2%) .
Consultation with stakeholders & GLAAS 2013 CHALLENGES Key Bottlenecks : Limited funds to sanitation projects particularly in Rural areas and in urban slums; Weak coordination among stakeholders; Low capacity of LGIs and Weak monitoring; HtR areas and other difficult areas; Climate Change and Natural disasters; Peri-urban settings are not targeted with appropriate approaches; Human sludge management in urban areas. Tools used : Consultation with stakeholders & GLAAS 2013
Progress on 2012 Commitments Key achievement areas: Sanitation project proposal has been submitted for approval addressing the needs of geographically difficult areas and the most marginalized groups in rural areas and urban slums; Sector Development Plan has been approved with time-bound actions supported by government directives; Initiative has been taken to approve the arsenic implementation plan. Areas of slow achievement: Separation of WASH budget. Carry-over to 2014: Separate budget line for WASH; Implement and Monitor arsenic implementation plan.
2014 Commitments Finance Policy & Plans Ministry of Finance will approve by 2015 the proposal of separate budget lines for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) that was presented in 2012. Increase Government budget by 05% for WASH in each financial year. By 2016, at least additional 7.00 million people living in arsenic contaminated areas gain access to arsenic safe water (within Bangladesh Standards). Policy & Plans - Equity By 2016, increase access to Improved Sanitation from 55% to 60% through sanitation movement. Enhanced WASH projects to HtR areas focusing Climate Change effects with special emphasis to disabled and extreme poor.