SDGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

SDGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

"My Water Footprint"

Water is a human right

Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are human rights, to which millions of people have their access denied. Lacking access stops people having an equal chance to be healthy, educated and financially secure. 

Multiple Choice

All people on earth have access to clean water...

• True

• False

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785 million people still don’t have clean water close to home and 2 billion don’t have a decent toilet of their own.

Multiple Choice

How many people do not have access to clean water?

• 870 million

• 785 million

• 80 million

• 700 million

31% of schools don’t have clean water and 43% of hospitals, our best defense against COVID-19. Clean water and soap helps keep teachers, students and health workers safe. Protecting health workers protects us all.

The 17 SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States

(193 countries) in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

Multiple Choice

The Global Goal 6 is a goal for...

• the planet

• the prosperity

• the people

Why SDG 6 is important?

Water is essential not only to health, but also to poverty reduction, food security, peace and human rights, ecosystems and education.

Water scarcity impacts people’s health and productivity and threatens sustainable development and biodiversity worldwide. Ensuring access to water and sanitation services is also a critical climate change mitigation strategy (SDG 13).

Multiple Choice

Water and climate change are not linked...

• True

• False

Targets of Goal 6

• access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

• access to sanitation and hygiene for all

• protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.

• improve water quality by reducing pollution and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is Global Goal 6?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are targets of Global Goal 6?

• Safe and affordable drinking water

• Protection of mountains, forests and wetlands

• Reduction of ocean pollution

• Access to sanitation and hygiene

• End over-fishing and illegal fishing

A lesson-quiz for SD Goal 6

& "My Water Footprint"

Stavroula Skiada & students of D2' class

8th Primary School of Nea Filadelfeia, Athens