01380nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260005300042653002500095653001300120653001200133653002600145653001800171653001100189100001200200245007600212250000800288856006200296300000600358520081000364       2006                            d  bWater, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)10aWater and sanitation10aLatrines10aHygiene10aEnvironmental factors10aAccessibility10aAccess1 aSleap B00aAccess for all: securing older people's access to water and sanitation.  a1st  uhttp://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/conference/32/Sleap.pdf  a43 a<p>Poor older women and men1 in the developing world are often ‘unserved’ in terms of water and sanitation despite the universality of the right to water (Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2002). This paper explores the main barriers to accessing safe water and sanitation that poor older people face such as the prohibitive cost of water, difficulty in access and use of service points, and the lack of disaggregated data (by age and sex) on who has access to safe water and sanitation. The paper then presents three examples of practical interventions by HelpAge International and its partners to address these issues and concludes with recommendations for both policy makers and practitioners on how to improve and secure access to water and sanitation for poor older people.</p>