. This target has one indicator: Indicator 6.1.1 is the "Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services".
Target 6.2: End open defecation and provide access to sanitation and hygiene The full title of Target 6.2 is: "By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable
sanitation and
hygiene for all and end
open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations." This target has one indicator: Indicator 6.2.1 is the "Proportion of population using (a)
safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water". This will require cooperation between
governments,
civil society and the
private sector.
Report from 2019 for Target 6.1 and 6.2 Targets 6.1 and 6.2 are usually reported on together because they are both part of the
WASH sector and have the same custodian agency, the
Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP).
Drinking water (Target 6.1) The report said that in 2017, 5.3 billion people—representing 71% of the population of the world—used a "safely managed drinking-water service—one that is "located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination". From 2000 to 2017, the global population that lacked access to clean water decreased from nearly 20% to roughly 10%. This number had reduced in 2020 to 673 million persons who practised open defecation. • Indicator 6.3.1: Proportion of
domestic and
industrial wastewater flows safely treated • Indicator 6.3.2: Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality The current status for Indicator 6.3.2 is that: "Preliminary estimates from 79 mostly high- and higher-middle income countries in 2019 suggest that, in about one quarter of the countries, less than half of all household wastewater flows were treated safely." Water Stress (%)=\left ( \frac{TFWW}{TRWR-EFR} \right ) Where: TFWW = Total fresh water withdrawn, where year to which it refers will be provided TRWR = Total renewable fresh water resources EFR = Environmental flows requirements The current situation regarding water stress was summarized as follows: "In 2017,
Central and Southern Asia and
Northern Africa registered very high water stress – defined as the ratio of fresh water withdrawn to total renewable fresh water resources – of more than 70 percent". This is followed by
Western Asia and
Eastern Asia, with high water stress of 54 percent and 46 percent, respectively. • spatial extent of water-related ecosystems (from satellite data) • water quality of lakes and artificial water bodies (from satellite data) • quantity of water (discharge) in rivers and estuaries (in situ data) • water quality imported from SDG Indicator 6.3.2 (in situ data) • quantity of groundwater within aquifers (in situ data)
Target 6.a: Expand water and sanitation support to developing countries Target 6.a is: "By 2030, expand international cooperation and
capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including
water harvesting,
desalination,
water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies."
Target 6.b: Support local engagement in water and sanitation management Target 6.b is: "Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management." It has one indicator: Indicator 6.b.1 is the "Proportion of
local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management". == Custodian agencies ==