SDG 6 in Madagascar
Clean water and sanitation constitutes one the most fundamental goals, since water
is the foundation resource for healthy ecosystems. The World Economic Forum 2015
Global Risk Report ranked water crises as the highest impact risk out of 28. In the
2016 report, water crises has been ranked as the third highest risk. Sanitation is also
another key priority affecting individual health.
Sources: https://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2015/
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2016
This includes:
● Achieving access to safe and affordable drinking water
● Achieving access to sanitation and hygiene and end open defecation
● Improving water quality, wastewater treatment and safe reuse
● Increase water-use efficiency and ensure freshwater supplies
● Implement integrated water resources management
● Protect and restore water-related ecosystems
● Expand international cooperation and capacity building
● Support stakeholder participation.
In 2020, the proportion of the population using a safely managed drinking water
service in Madagascar was 21%, with 80% in urban areas and 36% in rural areas
having access to at least some basic service. 14% of the urban and 44% of the rural
population have access to an unimproved drinking water service. 13% of the
population uses surface water at the national level.
Concerning sanitation issues, only 10% of citizens at the national level have access
to a safely managed sanitation service while 42% of the population rely on open
defecation. 76% of the urban population uses at least some kind of sanitation service
compared to 46% in rural areas.
This trend shows how water and sanitation is still a serious issue for Madagascar to
resolve.
SDG 6 snapshot in Madagascar
Drinking water— 21 % of the population in Madagascar use a safely managed
drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2020)
Sanitation— 10 % of the population in Madagascar use a safely managed sanitation
service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2020)
Hygiene— 27 % of the population in Madagascar have access to a basic
handwashing facility (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2020)
Wastewater— 9 % of the household wastewater in Madagascar are safely treated
(SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2020)
Water quality–91 % of water bodies covered by reporting in Madagascar have a
good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
Efficiency–1 $/m3 is the value added from the use of water by people and the
economy in Madagascar (SDG indicator 6.4.1 on water-use efficiency, 2018)
Water stress–11 % of the renewable water resources in Madagascar are being
withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator
6.4.2 on level of water stress, 2018)
Water management–38 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water
resources management (IWRM) in Madagascar (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020)
Transboundary n/a of transboundary basin area in Madagascar have an operational
agreement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
Ecosystems–-4.5 % is the change in spatial extent of water-related ecosystems in
Madagascar in 2016 (compared to the baseline year period of 2001–2005), based on
earth observation data (SDG indicator 6.6.1)
Cooperation–48 m$ was the amount of water- and sanitation-related official
development assistance disbursed to Madagascar in 2019 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
Participation–+ Stakeholder participation is measured through multiple indicators
which are not aggregated into one overall value (SDG indicator 6.b.1)
Source: United Nations SDG 6 Data for Madagascar:
https://www.sdg6data.org/country-or-area/madagascar
Various initiatives have been taken by civil society organizations to help
address the issue.
Inter Aide is an NGO which targets areas of intervention in Madagascar where the
needs of the population in water sanitation and hygiene are very high. Inter Aide
conducts programs such as the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) program
aiming at improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation for vulnerable
populations. Partnership agreements ensure that drinking water and sanitation
needs of the local populations guide the projects. The NGO supports rural
communities in establishing the necessary infrastructure for securing access to
drinking water and sanitation. It also educates people about appropriate hygiene and
sanitation practices.
Source: http://interaide.org/en/cross/madagascar-wash/