Water use in productive economic activities in SIDS

Water’s multiple societal values are realised through its uses, from conservation, to drinking water, to productive economic activities. By extension, water-secure economic policy should be based on past and present water uses and map the changes to water use necessary to support development objectives. In this section, we profile water use in SIDS, focussing on its use as an input in productive economic activities: agriculture, industry and energy generation.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Clean Water and Sanitation

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure