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Millennium Development Goal #7

Ensure Enivronmental Sustainability

In our world today around 2.5 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation and some 1.2 billion people do not have access to an improved source of water.

The Prayer 

Let us pray for an end to the waste and desecration of God's creation, for access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people, and for communities and nations to find sustenance in the fruits of the earth and the water God has given.

Almighty God, you created the world and gave it into our care so that, in obedience to you, we might serve all people: Inspire us to use the riches of creation with wisdom, and to ensure that their blessings are shared by all; that, trusting in your bounty, all people may be empowered to seek freedom from poverty, famine, and oppression. God of love, in your mercy, hear our prayer

From "A Bidding Prayer for an End to Global Poverty and Instability" by the Office of Government Relations

See also:

An Evening Prayer service for MDG #7 from St. Paul's Cathedral, London

More MDG prayer resources

The Challenge

• 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe and sufficient drinking/water
• 2.4 billion people lack adequate sanitation
• 3.4 million deaths a year, mostly the poor and children, die from insufficient and unsafe drinking-water
• 1.6 million deaths are due to Indoor Air Pollution.

Source: WHO

The Goal

Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources. Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. Achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.

Click here for targets and progress indicators

How Are We Doing?

Are we on track to meet MDG #7 by 2015? Find out at

MDGMonitor - basic, easy to navigate.

GapMinder MDG Charts - This site is great ... moving graphics show how the development of all countries by the indicators you choose. You can even get country-specific charts (for your companion diocese, for example

Human Development Trends Movable Charts - More from gapminder, see graphic demonstrations of MDG trends past, present and future.

UN Human Development Report - much more detailed, looks at MDGs through lens of climate change

Printable Progress Chart on all 8 MDGs

Did You Know...

• In our world today around 2.5 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation and some 1.2 billion people do not have access to an improved source of water. (Source:Why do the Millennium Development Goals matter? Brochure)