SDG 6. Clean water and sanitation

Presentation - State of affairs

While access to water has become a reality for more than 2.6 billion more people, 663 million people still have no access and more than a third of humankind still has no sanitation. The Millennium Development Goals aimed to reduce by half the number of people without access to water and sanitation.

SDG 6 goes further than this and aims for universal and equitable access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation by 2030, particularly for vulnerable populations. However, the goal also aims for this resource to be sustainably managed, in terms of water quality, sustainable and efficient use and ecosystem protection, and mentions the reduction of the number of people suffering from water scarcity. This goal incorporates the notion of transboundary management, which is required for sustainable management and fosters peace and cooperation.

United Nations Targets for 2030

Ministry Projects

Key figures

Examples of projects

• AFD - Promoting access to drinking water in the Siem Reap agglomeration in Cambodia (in French), 10 February 2017
• Network of Programme Solidarité Eau stakeholders - Project atlas

The Ministry publications

• World Water Day (22 March 2017)
• Fact sheet: France and transboundary water (.pdf)
• Strategy: France’s external action in the water and sanitation sector (.pdf)

Publications by implementing agencies

• AFD - Publications on water and sanitation

Useful links

• SDG 6 on the website of the United Nations
• SDG 6 on the website of ONU Women
• UNWater website
• Water and Sanitation on the website of UNICEF

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