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PREEN Newsletter - Issue 04 June 2011

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It is with great pleasure that we present to you the June 2011 edition of the PREEN Newsletter, detailing interesting Resource and Environmental Economics activity in the Pacific over the past 6 months. Such activity includes the launch of a new SPC Land Resources Devision blog, several new publications covering a range of issues from water economics to disaster economics, and several other snippets concerning news and event updates.

We hope that you enjoy this latest edition and please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries or comments.

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Federica Gerber
ODI Natural Resource Economist

Last Updated on Monday, 27 June 2011 08:55  

Newsflash

Suva, August 4, 2010: Last week, by a vote of 122 countries in favour and none against, the United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution that saw the access to water and sanitation become a fundamental human right. It is, however, a right that many in the Pacific don’t enjoy.

The region’s access to improved drinking water and sanitation lags behind the rest of the world. About 46% of Pacific populations have access to improved drinking water compared to the global average of 87%. Similarly only 48% of Pacific populations have access to improved sanitation compared to 62% globally.