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Joint Monitoring Program (JMP)

Standard Profile

Name

Joint Monitoring Program (JMP): Household Drinking Water

Sector

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Creator

WHO and UNICEF

What the standard measures

Proportions of the population nationally, regionally and globally:

Main drinking water source
Secondary water sources (water that may be used for cooking and hand washing, but not drinking)
Location of drinking water source
Time to collect drinking water
Availability of drinking water
Drinking water quality at the source

Priority indicators

Proportions of the population that uses:

Improved drinking water sources
Piped improved drinking water sources
Non-piped improved drinking water sources
Unimproved drinking water sources
No drinking water facility (surface water)
Improved water sources exceeding 30 minutes collection time (limited drinking water services)
Improved water sources not exceeding 30 minutes collection time (basic drinking water services)
Improved water sources which are accessible on premises
Improved water sources which are available when needed
Improved water sources which are free from contamination
Safely managed drinking water services

Indicator details are elaborated in this JMP Methodology document.

Link to SDGs

1.4, 3.9.2, 6, 6.1, 6.2

SDG indicator definitions are explained in this document.

Key users of the standard

National entities entities responsible for water sanitation and hygiene, health, and education
Global health organizations
Development sector organizations (non governmental organizations, civil society organizations, faith based organizations, private sector)

How users analyze data

Household drinking water service levels are calculated based on responses, and then households are classified on the JMP Drinking Water Service Ladder for further analysis:

Safely Managed
Drinking water from an improved water source which is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination

Basic
Drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip including queuing

Limited
Drinking water from an improved source for which collection time exceeds 30 minutes for a roundtrip including queuing

Unimproved
Drinking water from an unprotected dug well or unprotected spring

Surface Water
Drinking water directly from a river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal or irrigation canal

Service levels and priority indicators are monitored at national, regional, and global levels.

How users act on data

Data is used to

Influence policy, program interventions, and national development plans
Monitor Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress / other global commitments
Influence public perception on national and global household drinking water statuses

The JMP Drinking Water service ladder is used to classify, baseline and compare drinking water services across regions, countries and communities.

How users create reports aligned with the standard

Reporting is coordinated at the country level by national statistical offices and

key sector institutions (i.e. ministries of water and sanitation, regulators of drinking water and sanitation services)

Where users submit reports

National committees responsible for SDG monitoring and reporting

Reporting context:
2017 Thematic Report on Safely Managed Drinking Water

Languages in which standard is available

English

Standardized survey template(s)

JMP Core Questions on Household Drinking Water*
*JMP Core questions on Drinking Water are explained in the 2018 Update Core questions on water, sanitation and hygiene for household surveys document.

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