SDG 6: What is the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal #6 on Clean Water and Sanitation?
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ensure universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030. Embrace Relief supports this mission through well construction in Africa and educational roundtable discussions.
The useful part before the long read.
One in three people globally lack access to safe drinking water, leading to disease and economic hardship.
SDG 6 targets universal access to safe water, improved sanitation, and protected water ecosystems by 2030.
Embrace Relief has funded 450 new wells and restored 50 others, providing clean water to over 500,000 people in Africa.
The organization hosts roundtable discussions to explore sustainable solutions for fresh water systems.
The Global Water Crisis and SDG 6
- Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
- Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
- Improve water quality by reducing pollution and minimizing the release of hazardous chemicals into the water supply
- Increase water-use efficiency and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of fresh water to address scarcity
- Implement integrated water-resource management, including across national borders
- Protect and restore water-related ecosystems including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
- Expand international cooperation and build capacity in developing countries for water- and sanitation-related programs
Roundtable Discussion on Sustainable Water Systems
This is just an introduction to SDG 6. How we achieve these goals is a much more complicated question. To help answer that question and promote a deeper understanding of the clean water and sanitation crisis, Embrace Relief is excited to be holding the first event in its Roundtable Discussion Series on Tuesday, March 22, at 10 a.m. EST.
Clean Water
Support clean water projects, wells, repairs, and sustainable access for communities in need.
Embrace Relief’s Clean Water Initiatives
In addition to our Roundtable Discussion Series event, Embrace Relief is working on the ground in Africa to help deliver clean water to people who need it.
To date, our <a href="/donation/clean-water">Clean Water program</a> has funded the construction of 450 water wells in the African nations of Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. Additionally, through our “Fountains of Hope” program, we have located, reconstructed, and reopened 50 out-of-use wells. Altogether, our work has meant that <strong>more than 500,000 people</strong> now have an accessible source of clean water that previously didn’t exist.
But our job is far from finished, and now we need your support. Donate today to Embrace Relief’s <a href="/donation/clean-water">Clean Water program</a> to help us ensure that as many people as possible have access to this vital resource. You can make a huge difference in the lives of real people with just one click.