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6. Clean water and sanitation

6. Clean water and sanitation

Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. Too many people still lack access to safely managed water supplies and sanitation facilities. Water scarcity, flooding and lack of proper wastewater management also hinder social and economic development. Increasing water efficiency and improving water management are critical to balancing the competing and growing water demands from various sectors and users. By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water.

Read our stories to learn more about SDG Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Image: U.S. Agency for International Development
Image: U.S. Agency for International Development
Image: Eduardo Fonseca Arraes/Flickr
Image: U.S. Agency for International Development

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News

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With demand for metals used in clean energy soaring, Filipino campaigners say mining laws must protect nature and Indigenous lands.
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With a huge gap between the funds needed for adaptation and funds actually provided, the countries of the Himalayan region need to look at each other for lessons on what works for adaptation, and what does not.
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As anecdotal evidence of low birth weight and pre-term labour increases, doctors are embarking on a first-of-its-kind study across Sindh to determine the effect of heat during pregnancy.
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Top glaciologist Shakil Ahmad Romshoo on climate change, black carbon and transboundary relations in the Himalayas.
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Opinion

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Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China’s transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation.
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Building tensions between Singapore and Malaysia over its water agreement are setting the two on a collision course over scarcity and sustainability.
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Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues around water hygiene and supply.
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Limited access to period products during India’s COVID lockdowns highlighted how far public health initiatives have to go when it comes to menstruation.
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Videos

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Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
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EB Studio Recycling is key to tackling Singapore's waste problem, and everybody — including kids— can do their part for a better future.
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The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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EB Studio Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
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Podcasts

"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.
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The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
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Exclusive Following the launch of the CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge, Eco-Business speaks to the Group's chief sustainability officer Lynette Leong on why sustainability innovation is defining the next phase of growth for the real estate giant.
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2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.
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