Goal 6. Clean water and sanitation

6. Clean water and sanitation - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6

6.1 Safe and affordable drinking water

By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

• Complexity of Sustainable Development for Tourism, Local People and Wildlife, in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe (Michael Jones)

6.3 Improve water quality, wastewater treatment and safe reuse

By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.

• HORIZON 2020: LIFT Project - Low-Input Farming and Territories
  Integrating knowledge for improving ecosystem-based farming. WP 2: Acceptance of agroecological practicies (Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Department of Economics)
• Urban Green Infrastructure for Optimizing Long-Term Provision of Ecosystem Services: Developing a Universal Framework Under Different Cultures and Climates (Åsa Ode Sang)

6.5 Implement integrated water resources management 

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate.

• FAO on inland fisheries assessment (David Lymer, SLU Aqua)
• A standard for Nature-based Solutions to global societal challenges (Swedish Biodiversity Centre, CBM) (Michael Jones)

6.6 Protect and restore water-related ecosystems

By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.

• Implementing sustainable agricultural and livestock systems for simultaneous targeting of forest conservation for climate change mitigation (REDD+) and peace-building in Colombia (Marcos Lana)
• A standard for Nature-based Solutions to global societal challenges (Swedish Biodiversity Centre, CBM) (Michael Jones)