Sustainable Development Goal 6 declares the importance of achieving "clean water and sanitation for all". It is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General As
Families collecting water from a water well in Niger
Children fetching muddy water from a pond in Karaga, Ghana.jpg
Unimproved sanitation example: pit latrine without slab in Lusaka, Zambia
A man selling drinking water
Water scarcity
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Water scarcity is the lack of any, local or economically viably transportable, sources of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand in a region. There are two types of water scarcity. On
Global water consumption 1900–2025, by region, in billions m3 per year
People collect clean drinking water from a tapstand in the town of Alhan ahammed in western Sindh Province in Pakistan.
Children fetch water from a muddy stream in a rural area during dry season. The water is taken back home and undergoes filtration and other treatments before usage.
Global use of freshwater, 2016 FAO data