Talk:Sustainable Development Goal 6

The lead needs to be built up
If someone has time, can you please build up the lead so that it is a summary of the article? EMsmile (talk) 22:37, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

New references to include
A reminder to myself or anyone watching this page: This new document should be cited: This is the synthesis report for the baseline of the entire SDG 6, so 6 targets as well as their indicators. It's a good report to read if you want an overview of SDG6 and it's also fairly accessible (but still 199 pages).... https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resources-and-publications/library/details/3637
 * I have now added a bit of content from that reference; more could be done.

EMsmile (talk) 05:21, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Added some maps from Our World in Data
I have just added some maps from Our World in Data / SDG Tracker for SDG 6. It's easy to do as they are all already in Wikimedia Commons. But I am undecided if I should add more maps (for the remaining indicators). We don't really want to become a repeat of the SDG Tracker page for SDG 6, so I am assuming just a selection of the most important indicators and maps is sufficient? EMsmile (talk) 14:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

New reference that discusses the SDG 6 indicators
For the to-do list: Cite this reference to explain the different aspects of the indicators: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-018-0003-0 (Policy review of the means of implementation targets and indicators for the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation). Very good reference. EMsmile (talk) 15:39, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

To do list
These are improvements that could be made if anyone has time: EMsmile (talk) 07:39, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Provide more information (discussion, progress) for each indicator. Scour all the links on the HLPF website.
 * Add some images (from Wikimedia Commons)
 * Work on the lead to make it better summary of the article.
 * Improve readability, make sentences easier to understand for laypersons.
 * Find progress information for some of the indicators which so far don't have progress information provided.
 * Add more wikilinks to other articles in Wikipedia and vice versa (link back to SDG 6 from those other articles).

Content removed that was under a heading called "climate change threat"
This content was not well written and the full citations were missing. Some of it can perhaps be rescued: "Climate Change Threat

Climate change is a major challenge in the attainment of the sustainable development goal 6 on clean water and sanitation for all. Pollution through fossil fuels have resulted to contamination of water undermining access to clean water and causing climate change that is altering the weather patterns increasing drought in some areas and floods in other areas. Renzaho et al. (2017) propose the need for biofuels to reduce the effects of climate change on access to clean water and sanitation. Ho & Goethals (2019) the SDG 6 is threatened by emerging global threats including climate change, biological invasions, water depletion, and land use intensification which is endangering the sustainable future reservoirs and lakes. It is such threat on future reservoirs and lakes that demonstrates how SDG 6 among other SDGs are threatened by climate change. Urbanization, watercourse resistance, microplastics, and other forms of pollution are increasing devastations of climate change while undermining the sustainability of the reservoirs and lakes. Mycoo (2018) recommends need to address the water governance challenges to facilitate meeting SDG 6. Thus, there is a need for more policies, tools, and good practices to address the increasing issue of water security and also attaining sustainable developments under the threats of climate change. Similarly, Delany-Crowe et al. (2019) policies centered on attaining SDG 6 and 13 plus 14 require the integration of climate change strategies where comprehensive mitigation approaches are enacted. Holcomb (2021) illustrates the essence of more emphasis on threat climate change poses to SDG 6 and environmental measurement approaches." EMsmile (talk) 12:11, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Here are the refs which I found in the wrong place:

1.	Mycoo, M. A. (2018, February). Achieving SDG 6: water resources sustainability in Caribbean Small Island Developing States through improved water governance. In Natural Resources Forum (Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 54–68). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2.	Delany-Crowe, T., Marinova, D., Fisher, M., McGreevy, M., & Baum, F. (2019). Australian policies on water management and climate change: are they supporting the sustainable development goals and improved health and well-being?. Globalization and health, 15(1), 1-15. 3.	Ho, L. T., & Goethals, P. L. (2019). Opportunities and challenges for the sustainability of lakes and reservoirs in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Water, 11(7), 1462. 4.	Renzaho, A. M., Kamara, J. K., & Toole, M. (2017). Biofuel production and its impact on food security in low and middle income countries: Implications for the post-2015 sustainable development goals. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 78, 503-516. 5.	Holcomb, D., Palli, L., Setty, K., & Uprety, S. (2020). Water and health seminars and special issues highlight ideas that will change the field. International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 226, 113529. 6. Integrated Monitoring Guide for Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Water and Sanitation – Targets and global indicators http://www.unwater.org/app/uploads/2017/09/EN_G2_SDG-6-targets-and-indicators_Version-2017-07-14.pdf 7. Lloyd Owen, D. (2020). Global Water Funding: Innovation and efficiency as enablers for safe, secure, and affordable supplies. Springer International Publishing. https://books-scholarsportal-info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/uri/ebooks/ebooks6/springer6/2020-08-06/1/9783030494544 8. Progress on international water cooperation (SDG target 6.A). Indicator | SDG 6 Data. (n.d.). https://sdg6data.org/indicator/6.a.1 EMsmile (talk) 17:18, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Removed text block on Supply and demand-sided challenges
I've removed this text block on Supply and demand-sided challenges because I felt it was not written in an encyclopedic way (more like UN speech), it was also repetitive compared to content that is already available at WASH (which should be the main article for this content). Some of it was poorly sourced as well. EMsmile (talk) 22:44, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Supply and demand-sided challenges
Clean water and sanitation are not only affected by macro-environmental trends but they are also affected by large-scale industrial targets and water consumption habits. As developing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-South-East Asia become more affluent, these countries have unique challenges to recycle and protect water ecosystems. At the establishment of Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the previous MDGs had left 663 million needing improved water access.

In 2019, GLAAS report (UN-Water Global Analysis And Assessment Of Sanitation And Drinking-Water) found that only 6 of 101 countries were fully equipped with financial and human resources to tackle cleaning and sanitizing water supplies within their own countries. Less than 15% of countries are adequately meeting the goal of properly funding clean water and sanitation efforts within their own countries. This funding shortfall affects other areas relating to SDG 6 and its progress indicators. For example, while clean drinking water efforts have been funded relatively well, sanitation, waste-water management, and hygiene areas have stalled in their progress towards 2030.

Much of the focus in the next decade is on Sub-Saharan African countries that will likely not meet their targets if growing funding is not secure within the next decade. For example in two countries in North-Eastern Africa where utilities taxes are higher than their surrounding regions, public utilities are still not able to keep up with the regular demand for water. In further complicating the issue, multi-level governance remains an important factor in efficiently directing funds to where they are needed. Sustainable water management practices are only possible if there is a local solution for Sub-Saharan Africa that integrates existing water management techniques and practices. EMsmile (talk) 22:44, 12 March 2023 (UTC) EMsmile (talk) 22:44, 12 March 2023 (UTC)