Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

The importance of clean water and sanitation in human life needs no emphasis. Clean water and Sanitation protects people from disease and enables them to be economically more productive. Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impacts food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. The SDG 6 ensures availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all and reflects the increased attention on water and sanitation in the global political arena. The 2030 Agenda recognizes that social development and economic prosperity depends on the sustainable management of freshwater resources and ecosystems. There are 8 SDG targets under the goal to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. A total of 16 indicators have been identified in State Indicator Framework to measure and monitor the progress of these targets.

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