Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation

Submitted by Water Team on 20 May, 2011 - 12:13
Agency/Provider: 
WHO/UNICEF
Link: 
http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/introduction/
Times series available: 
1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2008
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Yes
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The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation is the official United Nations mechanism tasked with monitoring progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) relating to drinking-water and sanitation (MDG 7, Target 7c), which is to: "Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking-water and basic sanitation".

Access to drinking-water and to basic sanitation is measured by the MDG indicators:

  • Proportion of population using an improved drinking-water source;
  • Proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility.

[learn more about the definitions used by the JMP]

In fulfilling this mandate, the JMP publishes updated estimates every two years on the use of various types of drinking-water sources and sanitation facilities at the national,regional and global levels. The JMP is also collaborating with international organizations and with individual countries to further develop national and global monitoring.