rnIn Target 10 of Goal 7 of Millennium Development Goal, “access” to an improved water source mean?
Wait, I think Target 7.A is about halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. But the user is asking about Target 10 of Goal 7. Hmm, maybe there's a mix-up here because Goal 7 actually has multiple targets, but perhaps there's a specific target number that's being referenced.
Let me check. The Millennium Development Goals had 8 goals, 18 targets, and 48 indicators. Goal 7 has four targets: 7.A (environmental sustainability), 7.B (reversing loss of environmental resources), 7.C (halve the proportion without access to safe water and sanitation), and 7.D (achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020). Wait, maybe the user is referring to Target 7.C as Target 10? Or perhaps there's a misnumbering here.
Alternatively, maybe the question is about the definition of "improved water source" in the context of MDG Target 7.C. The term "improved water source" refers to water sources that are protected from external contamination, such as piped water, boreholes, protected wells, and water from public standpipes. The key here is that these sources are considered safe because they are less likely to be contaminated by fecal matter or other pollutants.
The options for the question are not provided, but the correct answer is supposed to be about the definition of "access" in this context. So "access" would mean that individuals have physical and economic access to an improved water source within a certain distance or time, typically 30 minutes or less. The improved water sources are those that meet certain health standards.
Wait, the user's question is about Target 10 of Goal 7. Let me confirm the exact structure of the MDGs. The original MDGs had eight goals. Goal 7's targets are listed as A, B, C, D. So there's no Target 10. Maybe the user made a mistake in the question number. Perhaps they meant Target 7.C, which is the one about halving the proportion without access to safe water and sanitation. Alternatively, maybe the user is referring to a different enumeration. Since the correct answer is given as "Correct Answer: .", perhaps the options are missing in the user's input. But the user is asking for an explanation based on the correct answer provided, even though the options are not there. Hmm, this is a bit confusing.
Assuming that the correct answer is about the definition of "improved water source" in the MDG context, the answer would be that it refers to sources that are protected from external contamination and are managed in a way that prevents contamination. The options might have included various definitions, and the correct one would be the one that specifies these protections. The other options might have included incorrect definitions like proximity, affordability, or specific technologies. For example, an incorrect option might say it