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Toilet Density Index and its direct relationship with Poverty due to Toiletlessness ?
Lack of Toilet Oriented Sanitation World Over is perhaps one of biggest root cause of Poverty,
Sickness, Lack of Employment in Asia,Africa & Latin Ame...
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Lack of Toilet Oriented Sanitation World Over is perhaps one of biggest root cause of Poverty,
Sickness, Lack of Employment in Asia,Africa & Latin America wherever there is Low Toilet Density
and in the Developed Countries in Europe & America etc.where Toilet Density is high people and
society are better placed. 2.5 Billion People Lack Toilet Oriented Sanitation at their homes / dwellings,
it is a massive developmental and health related problem which keeps huge population in running
poverty. One should think in terms of Toilet As Tool For Development To Eliminate Poverty and as
Potential Source of Employment Generation, Good Health. Provision Of Toilets at Homes and at
Public and/or Community levels could create big demand for materials and related jobs with the
supply chain industry / businesses on continued basis for several years to come for meeting the
huge target to achieve 'Toilets For All'. Toilet Oriented Sanitation & Water are Two Sides of Same
Coin, but Water gets all the attention and Toilets/Sanitation suffers from 'Cinderella Syndrome' all
the time. Even Vaccine Programs get better attention, help and fundings / resources. The Issues
pertaining to the Toiletlessness in World needs to be seen and handled lot more differently.
All The Advocacy , UN Agencies & WHO efforts for Toilet related affairs have only resulted
into very little improvements in meeting the huge gaps.
Initiatives undertaken by Gates Foundation for helping newer technologies for Toilets are welcome
but at the best they will help developing 'Better Mouse Traps' in shape Innovative Toilets related
Technologies for elite users. They seem to be missing Simplicity, Affordability, Easy Adoptibility,
Implementation and Maintaintence Aspects.
There is a need for creating '' Toilet Development Fund / Bonds '' for creating suitable funding
and financing mechanism to meet the demand and supply needs to eliminate the Toiletlessness
among 2.5 Billion People in thw World.
Toilets should be considered as Biggest Tool to fight Poverty, supported via Affordable
Easy to install rugged Flat Pack Toilets suitable for all kinds of geographical areas suited
to local social and cultural needs and also with adequate Funding and Financing Mechanism
to create the ideal implementation platform for Toilet Oriented Sanitation.
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Climate change mitigation
Friends, GHG emission is not only carbon . GHG has many harmful chemical components. Market mechanism has been dealing only carbon emission reduction...
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Friends, GHG emission is not only carbon . GHG has many harmful chemical components. Market mechanism has been dealing only carbon emission reduction. Rest of GHG may be a big issue in climate change.
By Raghu Bir Bista
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Tribhuvan University