Sentences with phrase «spurred substantial progress»

The Clean Water Act in the United States, 40 years old last month, has spurred substantial progress and the world has, three years ahead of schedule, met a 2015 Millennium Development Goal of cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water.

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While national and local authorities deliver most of the day - to - day actions, such as enforcement and awareness - raising, the Commission says it is currently working on a series of concrete measures to spur further substantial progress.