Accelerate Access to Resources ― Land, Clean Energy, Water, and Sanitation – Women Deliver

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Accelerate Access to Resources ― Land, Clean Energy, Water, and Sanitation

(Updated in 2020)

Sources:

  • Women and children spend up to 5 hours per day gathering fuel for household needs (UNIDO, 2015)
  • Globally, girls and women spend up to 200 million hours per day fetching water (UNICEF)
  • Worldwide, less than 15% of agricultural land is held by women (FAO, 2018) 
  • Halving the number of people worldwide who cook with solid fuels could average 60 billion in societal benefits per year (World LP Gas Association, 2015)
  • Globally, for every US$1 invested in water and sanitation, there is a $4.3 return in the form of reduced healthcare costs (WHO, 2012)

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