Title:

A Water and Sanitation Needs Assessment for Mekelle City, Ethiopia

Author(s):

Castro, Andrea
Maoulidi, Moumie

Date:

2009

Type:

Working papers

Department:

Millennium Cities Initiative

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:8748

Series:

MCI Social Sector Working Paper Series

Part Number:

7/2009

Publisher:

Millennium Cities Initiative

Publisher Location:

New York

Abstract:

This needs assessment identifies the main water and sanitation challenges in Mekelle and the investment levels required to meet Target 10 of United Nations Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 7. There is a need to improve water supply and sanitation, sewage treatment and hygiene education in Mekelle. The findings of this needs assessment indicate that in order to meet MDG targets related to water and sanitation, spending per capita needs to increase from about $10 in 2010 to $12 in 2015. MCI believes that this modest increase made over five years can dramatically improve Mekelle citizens’ access to safe water and sanitation as well as the public health citywide and is well worth the incremental additional investment.

Subject(s):

Area planning and development
Sub-Saharan Africa studies
Public health

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