Clean Water and Sanitation

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Clean Water and Sanitation is a global development goal focused on ensuring universal access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene while protecting and sustainably managing freshwater resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sustainable Development Goal
global development goal
addresses hygiene practices
sanitation infrastructure
transboundary water cooperation
wastewater treatment
water quality
water scarcity
adoptedBy Member States of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Member States
adoptionYear 2015
aimsTo ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
alsoKnownAs Clean Water and Sanitation
surface form: SDG 6
contributesTo improving maternal health
preventing waterborne diseases
reducing child mortality
focusesOn adequate sanitation
hygiene
safe drinking water
sustainable management of freshwater resources
hasCustodianAgency Food and Agriculture Organization
surface form: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

UNICEF
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNESCO
surface form: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
World Bank
World Health Organization
hasGoal achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all
achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
address water scarcity
eliminate dumping of hazardous materials into water
end open defecation
ensure sustainable supply of freshwater
ensure sustainable withdrawals of freshwater
expand international cooperation in water and sanitation
halve the proportion of untreated wastewater
implement integrated water resources management at all levels
improve water quality
minimize release of hazardous chemicals into water
pay special attention to the needs of people in vulnerable situations
pay special attention to the needs of women and girls
protect and restore water-related ecosystems
reduce pollution of water bodies
substantially increase recycling and safe reuse of water globally
substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors
substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
support capacity-building in developing countries for water and sanitation
support local community participation in water and sanitation management
hasMainCustodianAgency UN-Water
hasSDGNumber 6
linkedTo Sustainable Development Goal 1
Sustainable Development Goal 13
Sustainable Development Goal 14
Life on Land
surface form: Sustainable Development Goal 15

Sustainable Development Goal 3
partOf 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
relatedTo climate change adaptation
ecosystem protection
poverty reduction
public health
targetYear 2030

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Clean Water and Sanitation alsoKnownAs Clean Water and Sanitation
this entity surface form: SDG 6
Sustainable Development Goals hasGoal Clean Water and Sanitation
Life on Land isInterlinkedWith Clean Water and Sanitation