GOAL 6. ENSURE AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL
Goal 6 Proposed Targets
6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open
defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.3 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
6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable
withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of
people suffering from water scarcity
6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through
transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers,
aquifers and lakes
6.a By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries
in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination,
water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
6.b Support and strengthen the
participation of local
communities in improving
water and sanitation
management
• The vast majority- 82 per
cent- of people practicing
open defecation now live
in middle income, populous
countries.
• In 2012, 748 million people
remained without access
to an improved source of
drinking water.
• Despite progress, 2.5
billionin developing coun
tries still lack access to
improved sanitation
facilities.
Target 7.0: Achieve, by 2020, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers
•
The target was met well in advance of the 2020 deadline. More than 200 million of these
people gained access to improved water sources, improved sanitation facilities, or durable or less
crowded housing, thereby exceeding the MDG target
•
863 million people are estimated to be living in slums in 2012 compared to 650 million in 1990 and
760 million in 2000