Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire (PEPAM, English: ''The Millennium Drinking Water and Sanitation Program'') is an agency that works on drinking water and sanitation access in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. The minister who runs it is the Minister of Water and Sanitation who is currently
Serigne Mbaye Thiam.
The agency functions in two different capacities. The first of which is providing statistics to the government related to drinking water access and sanitation access.
The other function is making drinking water and sanitation access more available to areas of Senegal where it is not currently provided.
In 2015, the agency aligned itself with the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".United Nations (2017) R ...
(SDG), with a focus on goal number 6. Goal 6 of the SDGs is to "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all", with specific targets set by 2030. These include "universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all" and "achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation".
References
External links
Official site
Environmental organisations based in Senegal
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