Resources / Water and Sanitation in Tanzania. Poverty monitoring for the sector using national surveys

Summary

In 2001, Tanzania developed a Poverty Monitoring System to coordinate the gathering of evidence on the welfare of poor people, including their access to safe water and sanitation. Sources for this evidence include national surveys, the census, routine data collected by ministries and local government as well as specific pieces of research and analysis. This study reviews water and sanitation indicators used by national surveys in Tanzania. It examines the way in which data on water and sanitation is recorded and collated. The study reports on trends derived from existing indicators and from those trends, reflects on the usefulness of existing indicators. The report finishes with recommendations to change indicators for use with national surveys.