Goal Six: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. Drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries, worsening hunger and malnutrition.
Overview of some indicators
Proportion of population having access to safely managed sanitation services
100%
Proportion of wastewater safely treated
100%
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
100%
Kingdom of Bahrain has issued a report (Arabic Only) to monitor the progress made towards the implementation of the objectives and indicators of the sixth goal of sustainable development in the Kingdom in February 2018, which is the first of its kind in the region and comes within the full commitment of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the international agenda and trends for sustainable development 2030 and connecting it with the government action programmes.
Achieved objectives of Goal 6:
- 100% of the population are using improved and safe drinking water sources
- 100% of the population benefit from improved and safe sanitation services
- 49% the average proportion of collected sanitation water to the used municipal water
- 100% the proportion of treated sanitation water to the collected sanitation water
Page Last Updated: 10 February, 2020