INTERNATIONAL GENEVA FOR CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) will host the first in a series of four webinars for 2017. The sessions will discuss the psychological, social, and health impacts of sanitation routines among women of reproductive age in urban slums, rural villages and indigenous villages.
The World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD) advocates for the development of sustainable business solutions to ensure that enough water of good quality is available to all users and that all people have access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Globally, over 80% of the wastewater generated by society flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) develops standards providing guidelines for service activities relating to drinking water supply systems, wastewater sewerage systems and water reuse. They help authorities to achieve a level of quality that best meets the expectations of consumers.
Today, 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio.
LET’S SAVE THE WATER! Globally, the vast majority of all the wastewater from our homes, cities, industry and agriculture flows back to nature without being treated or reused. Instead of wasting wastewater, we need to reduce and reuse it.
UNESCO works to promote water security by building the scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a UN-wide World sustainable way Water Development Report through its International Hydrological Programme, and by leading the UN-wide World Water Development Report.
UN Water Moldova designed its national programme to increase access to drinking water and to sanitation for all through improved water management thanks to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)/WHO Europe Protocol on Water and Health.
842’000 deaths are caused each year by unsafe water and poor sanitation. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standardization expert group for the ‘environment and circular economy’ develops standards and guidelines to promote ICT use towards a smarter more sustainable way to manage water resources to fast forward clean water and sanitation.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa and South/Southeast Asia, over 50% of highly nutritious foods are lost or wasted. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) created the Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PL AN) to bring together public and private actors of nutritious addressing this issue to foods are lost collectively reduce the loss and waste of nutritious food.
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The Geneva Water Hub of the University of Geneva aims at a better understanding of hydropolitics through transboundary and inter sectorial cooperation, thanks to targeted research projects and education material, and promotes the use of “water” as an instrument of peace.
When undernutrition is high, inadequate and unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services further compound the problem. The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement is partnering with Sanitation and Water for All to identify, recognize and disseminate experiences from governments to inspire more coordinated efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda, together.
Supplying clean water requires a large number of electrical and electronic water management systems. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) International Standards provide the framework for all water management systems to work together safely and reliably while also helping to optimize energy consumption.
Every day, over 800 children die from preventable diseases caused by poor water, and a lack of sanitation and hygiene. UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) team works in over 100 countries worldwide to improve water and sanitation services, as well as basic hygiene practices.
In Sudan, the issue of freshwater availability is critical. Much of Sudan’s population suffers from a shortage of water for drinking and agriculture. The Wadi El Ku Catchment Management project by UN Environment, has already benefited thousands of households with new water channels, gully stabilization, and water Freshwater for Sudan harvesting dams. IMPACT INFOGRAPHIC BY THE PERCEPTION CHANGE PROJECT. This infographic has been created with the contributions from PCP Partners Organizations participating in the PCP Impact Infographic series, and who reacted to PCP’s request in crowd-sourcing information on the impact on the SDG6: The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), The World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD), UN Water, UNESCO, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the World Health Organization (WHO), the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) , the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and UN Environment.