Prologue --The human rights to water and sanitation and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development --Physical and environmental dimensions --Social dimensions --Political, legal and institutional dimensions --Economic dimensions of WASH services --Cities, urbanization and informal settlements --Rural poverty --Refugees and forced displacement crises --Regional perspectives --Strategies and response options for inclusive development --The way forward.
Informs policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about how improvements in water resources management and access to water supply and sanitation services are essential to overcoming poverty and addressing various other social and economic inequities.