basic sanitation

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicandsanitation

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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sanitation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect ...
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(Definition ofbasicandsanitationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Also, informal firms generally lack pollution control equipment, and often access tobasicsanitationservices.
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Basicsanitationfor girls in particular, can lead to lower dropout rate for girls, especially at puberty.
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We are now facing a serious crisis inbasicsanitationthat involves us all.
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That number can be reduced through better hygiene practices, safer water supplies, and the provision ofbasicsanitation.
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The number of people who lack access to safe drinking water is 1.2 billion, and 2.4 billion people lack access tobasicsanitation.
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One of the most important of these is the objective of halving the number of people without access tobasicsanitationby 2015.
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Basicsanitationand hygiene play an important role in combating this dreadful epidemic.
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To achieve the millennium development goals, approximately 250,000 people need to be provided with safe water supplies a day, and approximately 320,000 people need to be provided withbasicsanitation.
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These results prove the high degree of quality and commitment shown by local authorities in their management of the coastline, particularly with regard tobasicsanitation, water supply and pollution.
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There is no legal obligation to provide freebasicsanitation.
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In 2001, 63.5% of the population hadbasicsanitation; it was forecast that the number would raise to 80% by 2008.
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The bank has supported social investments aimed at education and health, family agriculture,basicsanitationand mass transportation.
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It consists of three vice ministries: (i) water supply andbasicsanitation, (ii) water resources and irrigation, and (iii) environment, biodiversity and climate change.
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It providesbasicsanitationservices, which include all phases (abstraction, treatment, processing, distribution) and the collection, treatment and reuse of sewage.
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Homemade food is not appropriate unless the family has a sufficient and varied diet as well as access to refrigeration andbasicsanitation.
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Living conditions were poor throughout the capital, which still had dirt roads and lackedbasicsanitation.
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Urban settlements in the area with nobasicsanitationand extensive land use have also jeopardized water quality in the basin.
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Basicsanitation, water, electricity and sewage system may not be available leading to a spread of diseases.
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Worldwide there are roughly 2.6 billion people who do not have access tobasicsanitationtoday.
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