Slums/Water

"The State of Slums in India." Water Aid India. http://www.wateraid.org/india/what_we_do/7518.asp (accessed November 9, 2010).

THE STATE OF SLUMS IN INDIA
· Urbanizing very fast > slum population increasing fast
· Most do not have access to clean water
· Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh > les than 35% get tap water
· 44% of non-notified slums have no drainage system, 15% notified do not have
· past few years have seen an improvement in sanitation and water access
· slum population in India has doubled in past two decades
· 1972 > government program called Environmental Improvement of Urban Slums, drinking water and sanitation was given
· 1996 > gov again initiated National Slum Development Programme that focused on providing drinking water and toilets
· after nine years, discontinued
· estimated that approx 46 slum dwellers benefitted


Helen Hughes. "Hot Water For Chile’s Slums, Courtesy of the Sun." Reuters. http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/03/15/hot-water-for-chiles-slums-courtesy-of-the-sun/ (accessed December 9, 2010).


HOT WATER FOR CHILE’S SLUMS, COURTESY OF THE SUN
· pilot program to install solar water heaters in houses of low-income families
· took shantytown and made a community
· lack of water and electricity, cold winters


"Kenya: The Fight for Water—a Valuable Slum Commodity ." Worldpress. www.worldpress.org/Africa/2903.cfm (accessed November 9, 2010).

KENYA: THE FIGHT FOR WATER – A VALUABLE SLUM COMMONDITY
· water shortage, water distribution controlled by gov
· want water to be made public again so it is free
· largest and poorest slum in Africa
· half a million people living there
· most shelters have no piped water, so have to buy water from various sources and public taps
· water is rare and expensive
· residents are stealing water by tapping into pipes




Danielle Rosen Nov 9, 2010 10:15