CLEAN WATER & SANITATION

Sixth Goal of the Sustainable Development Goals

The population of some countries suffer from a severe shortage of water resources and the absence of sanitation services. Water scarcity affects about 40% of the world's population. Although the number is large, it might increase in the coming years with the rise in global temperatures due to climate change. despite the efforts made, making more than two billion people access to improved sanitation services for water since 1990 until now; however, the dwindling supply of safe drinking water is a major problem affecting all continents of the world.

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6.2.1 Does your university as a body measure the total volume of water used in the university that is taken from mains supply, desalinated, or extracted from rivers, lakes, or aquifers?
6.3.1 Does your university as a body have a process in place to treat wastewater?
6.3.2 Does your university as a body have processes to prevent polluted water entering the water system, including pollution caused by accidents and incidents at the university?
6.3.3 Does your university as a body provide free drinking water for students, staff and visitors, e.g. drinking water fountains)?
6.3.4 Does your university as a body apply building standards to minimize water use? (Relevant standards to be indicated)
6.3.5 Does your university as a body plant landscapes to minimise water usage? (e.g. use drought-tolerant plants)
6.2.1 Does your university as a body measure the total volume of water used in the university that is taken from mains supply, desalinated, or extracted from rivers, lakes, or aquifers?
6.4.1 Does your university as a body have a policy to maximise water reuse across the university?
6.4.2 Does your university as a body measure the reuse of water across the university?
6.5.1 Does your university as a body provide educational opportunities for local communities to learn about good water management?
6.5.2 Does your university as a body promote conscious water usage on and off campus?
6.5.3 Does your university as a body support water conservation off campus?
6.5.4 Does your university as a body, where water is extracted (for example from aquifers, lakes or rivers), utilise sustainable water extraction technologies on associated university grounds on and off campus?
6.5.5: Does your university as a body cooperate with local, regional, national or global governments on water security?

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