Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
SDG 6 focuses on ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. It addresses challenges such as water scarcity, pollution, and inadequate sanitation facilities. The goal aims to provide universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation, recognizing the crucial role of water in supporting various aspects of life.
- Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030.
- Ensure adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene access for all, ending open defecation by 2030, with a focus on the needs of women, girls, and vulnerable populations.
- Improve water quality by reducing pollution, minimizing hazardous material release, halving untreated wastewater, and significantly increasing global recycling and safe reuse by 2030.
- Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors by 2030, ensuring sustainable freshwater withdrawals and supply to address scarcity and reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
- Implement integrated water resources management, including transboundary cooperation as appropriate, by 2030.
- Protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes by 2020.
- Expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water and sanitation activities, including technologies for water harvesting, desalination, efficiency, and wastewater treatment by 2030.
- Support local community participation in enhancing water and sanitation management.