Water and Sanitation - Sustainable Development Goal 6

"Water and sanitation are at the core of sustainable development, and the range of services they provide underpin poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental sustainability. However, in recent decades overexploitation, pollution, and climate change have led to severe water stress in locales across the world."

Based on the infographic above, we must realize that today, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water, and more than 3.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation. Climate change is worsening the situation, with increasing disasters such as floods and droughts. 80% of wastewater in the world flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused, and 70% of the world’s natural wetland extent has been lost, including a significant loss of freshwater species.

2.4 billion people lived in water stressed countries, and the number will continue to grow if we didn't do anything. So now, more than ever the world needs to transform the way it manages its water resources and delivers water and sanitation services for billions of people. Urgent action is needed to overcome this global crisis, as it is affecting all countries around the world, socially, economically and environmentally.