World Plumbing Day 11 March 2022
WHAT IS WORLD PLUMBING DAY?
World Plumbing Day is an initiative by the World Plumbing Council and is celebrated around the world every year on March 11. The day aims to spread awareness of the importance of plumbing and plumbers in protecting public health and improving access to clean water and sanitation facilities
WHY CELEBRATE WORLD PLUMBING DAY?
Plumbing is a major part of our everyday routine such as having a shower, getting a glass of water from a tap and flushing the toilet. All of these tasks are possible thanks to trained plumbers and advances in plumbing.
SUPPLY
Over 1 billion people
gained access to
piped water supplies
between 2000 and
2015
SANITATION
The global population
of people who used
safely managed
sanitation services
increased from 28% in
2000 to 39% in 2015
SANITATION
Between 2000 and
2015 the number of
people defecating in
the open declined from
1229 to 892 million, an
average of 22 million
people per year
DUAL FLUSH
The dual system toilet
flush, created in a
small town in South
Australia in 1980, now
uses as little as 4.5
litres of water
EFFICIENCY
A 4-minute shower can
now use as little as 24
litres of water
Plumbing improves the world
THE HARD FACTS
INFORMATION SOURED FROM UNICEF + WHO 2017 UPDATE AND SDG BASELINE
900 MILLION SCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS THE WORLD HAVE NO HANDWASHING FACILITIES – A CRITICAL BARRIER IN THE SPREAD OF DEADLY DISEASES
6 IN 10 PEOPLE (4.5 BILLION) LACK SAFELY MANAGED SANITATION
361,000 CHILDREN PER YEAR (ALMOST 1000 PER DAY ) UNDER 5 DIE DUE TO WATER BORN DIARRHOEAL DISEASES CAUSED BY OPEN DEFECATION NEAR WATERWAYS
3 IN 10 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE (2.1 BILLION) LACK ACCESS TO SAFE, READILY AVAILABLE WATER AT HOME
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