White Paper on Basic Household Sanitation. País/Territorio Sudáfrica Tipo de documento Fecha 2001 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua Palabra clave Salud pública Control de la contaminación Manejo de recursos hídricos Abastecimiento de agua Alcantarillado Política/planificación Institución Calidad de las aguas dulces/contaminación de las aguas dulces Manejo integrado Área geográphica Africa, AFRICA FAO, Atlántico Sur, Africa Meridional Resumen This Policy document seeks to improve conditions of sanitation in South Africa, and to provide basic sanitation facilities to the poor. It focuses specifically on the provision of a basic level of household sanitation to mainly rural communities and informal settlements. Its basis can be found in the White Paper on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy of 1994, which highlighted the importance of establishing a national sanitation policy. The Government has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that all South Africans have access to adequate sanitation. The publication of this national sanitation policy is an important step in the process of meeting this responsibility and in addressing the problems of inadequate sanitation. The purpose of this policy document is to: highlight the impact of poor sanitation on health, living conditions and the environment; articulate government policies on sanitation; provide a basis for the formulation of local, provincial and national sanitation improvement strategies aimed at addressing the backlog; provide a framework for municipality driven implementation programmes; promote greater coherence and co-ordination amongst the different spheres of government and amongst other role players in addressing the sanitation problem; ensure that sanitation improvement programmes are adequately funded and; put in place mechanisms to monitor the implementation of this policy and sanitation improvement programmes so that corrective action can be taken when necessary. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.dwa.gov.za