New IRC and KfW title helps in achieving the MDGs for water and sanitation

In the water supply and sanitation sector, monitoring progress towards achieving the MDG targets is essential for maintaining and putting into practice the political commitment both of national governments and the international community. However, background information on the water supply and sanitation sector remains unsatisfactory; and the reliability of existing statistics is uneven.

“Monitoring Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation: a review of experiences and challenges”

Kathleen Shordt, Christine van Wijk, François Brikké (2004)