Environment

Ecosystems play a central role in regulating water availability and its quality. Hence, Target 6.6 (“By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes”) was included under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, as both a descriptor of sustainability and enabler of all the other SDG 6 targets. Different sectors of human activity can change the environment, positively or negatively, through water and land use. Partnerships, therefore, have always been at the heart of meeting environment-related challenges for water.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-Being

Clean Water and Sanitation

Responsible Consumption and Production