Environment Indicator Category

Question 1

Access to Improved Water Sources

Answer 1

Access
to
an
improved
water
source
refers
to
the
percentage
of
the
population
with
reasonable
access
to
an
adequate
amount
of
water
from
an
improved
source,
such
as
a
household
connection,
public
standpipe,
borehole,
protected
well
or
spring,
and
rainwater
collection.
Unimproved
sources
include
vendors,
tanker
trucks,
and
unprotected
wells
and
springs.
Reasonable
access
is
defined
as
the
availability
of
at
least
20
liters
a
person
a
day
from
a
source
within
one
kilometer
of
the
dwelling.
This
indicator
provides
information
useful
to
assess
the
utilization
dimension
of
food
security
outcomes.
Scale:%;
range
(10%
-­‐
100%)

Question 2

Access to Improved Sanitation Sources

Answer 2

Access
to
improved
sanitation
facilities
refers
to
the
percentage
of
the
population
with
at
least
adequate
access
to
excreta
disposal
facilities
that
can
effectively
prevent
human,
animal,
and
insect
contact
with
excreta.
Improved
facilities
range
from
simple
but
protected
pit
latrines
to
flush
toilets
with
a
sewerage
connection.
This
indicator
provides
information
useful
to
assess
the
utilization
dimension
of
food
security
outcomes.
Scale:%;
range
(2.6%
–
100%)

Question 3

Rainfall

Answer 3

Total
annual
precipitation
in
depth
(mm
per
year).
Precipitation
is
defined
as
any
kind
of
water
that
falls
from
clouds
as
a
liquid
or
solid.
Scale:
Depth
in
mm
per
year;
range
(1.8
–
343)

Question 4

Temperature

Answer 4

Average
surface
temperature
in
degrees
Celsius
per
year.
Scale:
Degrees
Celsius;
range
(-­‐0.6
–
30.0)

Question 5

Water

Answer 5

The
Water
indicator
is
a
composite
of
water-­‐related
data
series
excluding
rainfall.
It
includes
projected
change
of
annual
runoff,
projected
change
of
annual
groundwater
recharge,
and
fresh
water
withdrawal
rate.
Scale:
Index;
range
(0.25
–
0.95)