Š UNICEF/Marc Overmars/2013
Trucking new rainwater harvesting tanks for households on Funafuti, Tuvalu as part of a drought resilience programme. (Funafuti, Tuvalu, 2013)
From 2000 to 2015, a total population of 414 million people gained access to basic drinking-water services in the Region, which represents a great effort towards universal coverage with this type of service (Fig. 19). The Region is expected to provide services to another 220 million people by 2030 to achieve SDG target 1.4. As indicated above, the coverage projections indicate that the target for the Western Pacific Region will be achieved. Population with access to basic drinking-water in 2000 and 2015 and projected coverage in 2030, Western Pacific Region and PICs
Population Western Pacific Region (millions)
2500
16.00 1978
2000 1500
1758
0
14.00 12.00 10.00
1344
1000 500
14.24 1978
4.47
5.63
8.00
6.96
6.00 4.00 2.00
Population using basic drinking-water services in 2000
Population using basic drinking-water services in 2015
Western Pacific Region
Population using basic drinking-water services in 2030
Population served in 2030 to achieve the SDG target 1.4
0.00
Population Pacific region (millions)
Fig. 19.
Pacific island countries
Source: country coverage statistics for 2015 from WHO and UNICEF (2017a).
This is not the case for the PICs, where only 1.16 million additional people were served from 2000 to 2015. The projection of the current trend to 2030 indicates that the projected population served will be about 7 million people as opposed to the 14 million required to achieve universal coverage.
Essential statistics on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene
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