▁as ▁well ▁as ▁se wer age ▁and ▁waste water ▁treatment ▁in ▁ 6 0 ▁of ▁these ▁towns . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁substantial ▁improvements ▁in ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁supply , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁to ▁san itation , ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁fifteen ▁years . ▁Rem aining ▁challeng es ▁include ▁a ▁low ▁level ▁of ▁waste water ▁treatment ▁( only ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁collected ▁waste water ▁is ▁being ▁treated ), ▁lack ▁of ▁house ▁connections ▁in ▁the ▁poor est ▁urban ▁neighbourhood s , ▁and ▁limited ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁rural ▁systems ▁( 2 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁rural ▁systems ▁are ▁estimated ▁not ▁to ▁function ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁a ▁National ▁San itation ▁Program ▁was ▁approved ▁that ▁a ims ▁at ▁tre ating ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁collected ▁waste water ▁and ▁connecting ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁urban ▁households ▁to ▁se wers ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁lack ▁of ▁water ▁connections ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁poor ▁is ▁being ▁addressed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Human ▁Development ▁In iti ative , ▁under ▁which ▁residents ▁of ▁inform al ▁settlement s ▁have ▁received ▁land ▁titles ▁and ▁have ▁fe es ▁wa ived ▁that ▁are ▁normally ▁paid ▁to ▁util ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁se wer ▁network . ▁▁ ▁Science ▁and ▁technology ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mor oc can ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁implementing ▁re forms ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁make ▁research ▁more ▁respons ive ▁to ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁needs . ▁In ▁May