Including Persons with Disabilities in Water Sector Operations: A Guidance Note

doi:10.1596/27542

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Including Persons with Disabilities in Water Sector Operations: A Guidance Note

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-10T16:25:25Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-10T16:25:25Z
dc.date.issued	2017-07
dc.description.abstract	Globally, more than a billion people, approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, or one in seven persons, have disabilities. Of those, 80 percent live in developing countries. This number is expected to increase as the prevalence of disability is impacted by disease, war and conflict, natural disasters, and road traffic injuries, among other factors. In addition, persons over the age of 60 comprise 12 percent of the world’s population; that proportion is set to rise over 20 percent by 2050. There is a strong correlation between aging and the onset of disability. Persons with disabilities make up a sizable portion of the 2.4 billion people who still lack access to sanitation, and the 663 million who lack access to safe drinking water. Although there are inadequate data to assess the exact number of persons with disabilities who face water scarcity and lack of access, there is evidence that points to the relative marginalization and invisibility of this population in water sector development programs. A 2011–12 survey of 16 Area Development Programs run by World Vision in Ethiopia showed that 96.6 percent of people with disabilities and the elderly faced difficulties in accessing basic water facilities. The note collates recommended strategies and practices in disability-inclusive development programming. It identifies entry points for disability-inclusive water operations in World Bank Group–supported programs, projects and advisory services, and analytics. Case studies, including World Bank Group and external examples, are provided to highlight the use of recommended practices. In addition, the annexes list several technical assistance resources to support task teams and clients in ensuring that infrastructure and services are inclusive of persons with disabilities.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834711499660401130/Including-persons-with-disabilities-in-water-sector-operations-a-guidance-note
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/27542
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27542
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	DISABILITIES
dc.subject	WATER ACCESS
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	INCLUSION
dc.title	Including Persons with Disabilities in Water Sector Operations	en
dc.title.subtitle	A Guidance Note	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Including Persons with Disabilities in Water Sector Operations
okr.date.disclosure	2017-07-10
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834711499660401130/Including-persons-with-disabilities-in-water-sector-operations-a-guidance-note
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/27542
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/27542
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	27711486
okr.identifier.report	117306
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834711499660401130/pdf/117306-WP-P161461-PUBLIC-Disabilities.pdf	en
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topic	Water Resources::Water Resources Institutions and Participations
okr.topic	Water Resources::Water Rights
okr.topic	Water Resources::Water and Human Health
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation::Water Utility Services to the Poor
okr.unit	Water- Water and Sanit Prgrm (GWASP)