InFocus: Water and Sanitation

Slow Progress on Africa's Sanitation Goals

Of the eight Millennium Development Goals, the least progress has been made on ensuring adequate access to sanitation for the 15 percent of the world's population still defecating ... Read more »

Waterless Toilets and Other Feats

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A research team at a South African university is hoping to design a blueprint that will relegate pit latrines and flush toilets to the annals of history. Read more »

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