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Egyptian slum crippled by water crisis أزمة الماء مستمرة في صفط اللبن

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By the year 2020, Egypt will be consuming 20 percent more water than it has

In urban slum areas, only around 77 percent of households have piped water coming into their homes and in many cases the connection is illegal.

In rural areas, on average, the share of population without access to adequate sanitation was around 15 percent in 2014, compared with around 1 percent among urban dwellers. Which shows the injustice inequalities and differences between rural and urban areas even in basic needs.

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From all of the problems that exist in slums we chose to work on the problem of lack of clean water and sanitation .

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From all of the problems that exist in slums we chose to work on the problem of lack of clean water and sanitation .

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SDG 1: poverty
SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities
SDG 3: Good health and well-being
SDG 5: Gender equality
SDG 10: reduced inequality
SDG 12: responsible consumption and production

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By 2030
1 achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

2 achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

3  improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

4  substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

5 implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through trans-boundary cooperation as appropriate
By 2020,

6 protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

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The problem tackles SDG6: "Clean Water & Sanitation For All"

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The problem tackles SDG6: "Clean Water & Sanitation For All"

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The SDG targets the following goals:

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III. Why did we select the problem of lack of clean water and sanitation, especially in slums?

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III. Why did we select the problem of lack of clean water and sanitation, especially in slums?

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The individuals living in these slums are the most affected by the problem of clean water and sanitation because of poverty
Slums around the world, like those in Egypt and Pakistan, have been a centre for disease and destruction. Slums exist in the cities our members are from and we observe them on a daily basis, not taking many steps to help out. Such slums do not have access to basic sanitation and clean water. This lack of clean water and sanitation leads to the spread of several diseases, allowing loss of life, cattle and also affects economic aspects.

There is also a concept of alienation, where individuals are categorised without us even realising. Phrases such as "these people," or "the people living in these areas," creates a further divide.

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4-Lack of separate and decent sanitation facilities at schools often forces girls to drop out of primary school. Of the 120 million school-age children not in school, the majority are girls.

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2-1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services:  in 2016, one in four facilities around the world lacked basic water supplies, one in five had no sanitation services, and two in five had no soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub, at points of care.

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1- According to the UNICEF: a lack of access to clean water causes waterborne illnesses that kill more than 1.6 million young children each year. Furthermore, each day, nearly 1,000 children die due to preventable water and sanitation-related diarrheal diseases

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Five-year-old Karkar tries to drink water from a faucet near his home in Eshash el-Sudan slum in the Dokki neighborhood of Giza, south of Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2015 (photo by Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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5-Water is essential not only to health, but also to poverty reduction, food security, peace and human rights, ecosystems and education.

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which make it very difficult for them to protect themselves from the pandemic even by using the easiest and supposedly cheapest ways , the water.

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4-In the current situation of covid-19, water plays a crucial role in helping people protect themselves from covid-19. while

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1-Access to water, sanitation and hygiene is a human right.
2-half the world’s population is already experiencing water scarcity at least one month a year.

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The side of Islamabad you probably haven't seen.

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Islamabad was carefully planned, with lots of greenery and cleanliness, however Islamabad is dubbed “The Capital City With Maximum Slums.” There are approximately 63 recorded slum areas in Islamabad. The rural belt of Islamabad has been areas around Tarnol, Sihala, Rawal Dam, Bani Gala, Barakahu, Bari Imam, Golra, Shah Allah Ditta, Nilore Road, and Jhangi Sayedan, and it is estimated that 60% of the city’s population is actually a part of the slum areas.

These slum areas do not have access to any basic human rights and necessities, such as sewerage systems, basic and clean water supply, education, healthcare and much more.

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One of the largest and most famous slums is the Orangi Town, which is located in Karachi. It is a home to over 2.4 million people. It faces issues like lack of clean water and sanitation, lack of cleanliness leading to diseases like cholera and dengue fever, not to mention gang violence as well.

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Like Egypt, problem is also very much prevalent in Pakistan. Even the cities in which we are living are not only a  home to rich people,  but also consist of poor people living in the slums, as the poverty rate in Pakistan is  24.3%.

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Like Egypt, problem is also very much prevalent in Pakistan. Even the cities in which we are living are not only a  home to rich people,  but also consist of poor people living in the slums, as the poverty rate in Pakistan is  24.3%.

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In other scenarios, before the urbanization of any slum areas, residents are taken to temporary housing units in which they stay until their houses are ready,” said the statement. “They then go back to the newly constructed units that are fully furnished and equipped with electric appliances.”

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The compound of al-Asmarat in the Mokattam neighbourhood in southeastern Cairo is an example of a government successful project. The government relocated people from ain-Alsera to Al-asmarat compound, but still, there is a problem, Many relocated residents still go to work in the slums where they lived and cannot afford daily transportation expenses.

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With the aim of having a slum-free Egypt by 2030, the government launched a project to urbanize slum areas that are fit for living and evacuate those that are not. The initiative seems promising yet far from easy mainly because of the high cost needed for doing this.

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According to Hani Younis-the spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, an estimated 40 percent of Cairo’s population live in informal settlements or slum areas, and 75 percent of urban areas across Egypt are unplanned.

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The issue of slums is a common urban challenge between Pakistan and Egypt. There is a lack of access to basic facilities such as clean water and electricity, and also health and education.
Egypt is home to 1,100 slum areas, 350 of which are in and around Cairo, many of which are labelled as “unsafe zones”.

In Pakistan, slums exist in large cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. More than 50 per cent of the population of major cities lives in slums and squatter settlements (Katchi Abadis).

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