Open AccessAccelerating the Provision of Safe Water Supply in Urban and Rural Areas of Indonesia
Author(s) -
Sumengen Sutomo,
Salord Sagala,
Bebi Sutomo,
Sri Winarti,
Gelant Sanjaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kesmas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2460-0601
pISSN - 1907-7505
DOI - 10.21109/kesmas.v16i3.5225
Subject(s) - business , water supply , rural area , environmental planning , benchmarking , water resources , population , water resource management , environmental health , geography , medicine , environmental engineering , engineering , environmental science , marketing , ecology , pathology , biology
Over the past 100 years, the provision of a safe water supply to drink in Indonesia has been slowly progressed with low coverage. The majority of the population does not have access to safe water. Morbidity and mortality of water-related diseases, including diarrhea, are very high. The provision of safe water is not a technological issue but good water management that comprises content, institutional, and communication layer. This paper provided information for strategic and operational decisions to accelerate the provision of safe water services in urban and rural areas. Benchmarking good water management with the characteristics of the water supply location is required to improve the health status of the population, mainly the poor urban and rural areas with limited resources, including time and cost.