In 2000 the UN General Assembly unanimously resolved to support the
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and to reduce world poverty by
50% in 2015. One of the targets of MDG number 7 is to increase
access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities by
50%. Progress has been made and access to safe drinking water has
increased, but in the developing world 1.2 billion people still
have no access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion people still
lack basic sanitation facilities.
Increased access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation
facilities also contributes to the realization of other MDGs, like
combating diseases and reduction of child mortality.
Euroconsult Mott MacDonald provides a range of services in the
field of water supply and sanitation:
- Water resources assessment
- Hydrological and hydro-geological surveys
- Urban and Rural WSS systems
- Development of Water utility business plans
- Institutional and organizational strengthening of water
utility’s as well as of users’ organizations
- Development of participatory processes
- Willingness-to-pay surveys and gender impact assessments
- Design of promotion campaigns and hygiene education
- Training and on the job guidance of water utility staff
- technical conceptual design of distribution and storage
systems
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Engineering and construction supervision
- Preparation of tender documents
- Development of sector wide monitoring & evaluation
systems
- Development of Management Information Systems and Decision
Support Systems
- Financial management and monitoring (PIIS) systems, and
- Preparation of management contracts
