Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire

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. The minister who runs it is the Minister of Water and Sanitation who is currently Serigne Mbaye Thiam.[1]

Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire
Agency overview
JurisdictionSenegal
HeadquartersRoute des Pères Maristes Hann Cité Fort B, Villa N° 36 BP 47316 Dakar
14.728419°N 17.438776°W / 14.728419; -17.438776
Minister responsible
  • Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water and Sanitation

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.[1] The other function is making drinking water and sanitation access more available to areas of Senegal where it is not currently provided.[2]

In 2015, the agency aligned itself with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a focus on goal number 6.[3] 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".[4]

References
  1. "Sénégal : le ministre de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement fait valoir des données obsolètes". Africa Check (in French). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. "TAMBACOUNDA – Accès à l'eau potable : 4 villages de la commune de Missira connectés au réseau". Le Quotidien. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. "La BAD présente le Sénégal comme la vitrine du développement durable en eau et assainissement". Financial Afrik (in French). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. "Water and Sanitation". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 10 December 2021.


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