In March 2023, the world will come together to address the urgent water crisis at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. Co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Tajikistan, the Conference will be a global momentum for accelerated implementation and improved impact to advance the broad challenges surrounding water.
Learn more about the UN 2023 Water Conference here.
What is SDG6?
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being. Water is essential for human health and well-being, energy and food production, healthy ecosystems, climate adaptation, poverty reduction, and more.
But decades of poor management, misuse, overextraction of groundwater and contamination of freshwater supplies have intensified water stress and degraded water-related ecosystems. Urgent action is needed to ensure a sustainable and equitable distribution of water for all needs. Learn more about SDG 6 targets and goals here.
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