Summary Progress Update 2021:
SDG 6 — water and sanitation for all
Online launch event 4 March 2021
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EST
Data for SDG 6 implementation
Purpose of global indicators (national aggregates):
• broadly track progress at the global level
• communicate needs
• ensure accountability
For policy- and decision-making at national level:
• global indicators disaggregated and contextualized
• complementary national indicators
“The Goals and targets will be followed up and reviewed using a set of global
indicators. These will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national levels…”
“…global review will be primarily based on national official data sources”
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
6.6 Eco- systems
6.1 Drinking
water
6.5 Water manage-
ment
6.2 Sanitation
and hygiene
6.3 Waste- water and
water quality 6.4
Water use and scarcity 6.a and 6.b Cooperation
and participation
6.1.1
6.2.1a
6.a.1
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.4.1 6.4.2
6.5.1 6.5.2
6.6.1
6.b.1
6.2.1b
6.1.1 Safely managed drinking water services (WHO, UNICEF)
6.2.1 Safely managed sanitation services and hygiene (WHO, UNICEF)
6.3.1 Wastewater safely treated (WHO, UN-Habitat, UNSD)
6.3.2 Good ambient water quality (UNEP)
6.4.1 Water use efficiency (FAO)
6.4.2 Level of water stress (FAO)
6.5.1 Integrated water resources management (UNEP)
6.5.2 Transboundary basin area with water cooperation (UNECE, UNESCO)
6.6.1 Water-related ecosystems (UNEP, Ramsar)
6.a.1 Water- and sanitation-related official development assistance (WHO, OECD)
6.b.1 Participation of local communities in water and sanitation management (WHO, OECD)
SDG 6 global indicators
6.6 Eco- systems
6.1 Drinking
water
6.5 Water manage-
ment
6.2 Sanitation
and hygiene
6.3 Waste- water and
water quality 6.4
Water use and scarcity 6.a and 6.b Cooperation
and participation
6.1.1
6.2.1a
6.a.1
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.4.1 6.4.2
6.5.1 6.5.2
6.6.1
6.b.1
6.2.1b
6.1.1 Safely managed drinking water services (WHO, UNICEF)
6.2.1 Safely managed sanitation services and hygiene (WHO, UNICEF)
6.3.1 Wastewater safely treated (WHO, UN-Habitat, UNSD)
6.3.2 Good ambient water quality (UNEP)
6.4.1 Water use efficiency (FAO)
6.4.2 Level of water stress (FAO)
6.5.1 Integrated water resources management (UNEP)
6.5.2 Transboundary basin area with water cooperation (UNECE, UNESCO)
6.6.1 Water-related ecosystems (UNEP, Ramsar)
6.a.1 Water- and sanitation-related official development assistance (WHO, OECD)
6.b.1 Participation of local communities in water and sanitation management (WHO, OECD)
UN-Water Integrated
Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6
GEMS/
Water
JMP
GLAAS
AQUASTAT
Status Report on IWRM Reporting
under water convention
Reporting under wetland convention
Engagement with countries
UN sends data request to countries / estimates based on open data
Country compiles / validate data and
submit to UN
UN validates data together with
country
Country signoff and publication of data
• Guidance on data collection and reporting (e.g. methodologies)
• Online support (e.g. helpdesk,
webinars and e-learning, focal point database, collection of good practices)
• Face-to-face support (e.g. country visits, regional/glocal workshops)
• Data and progress reporting (e.g. SDG 6 Data Portal)
Support to countries
SDG 6.1 DRINKING WATER
World Health Organization (WHO) – Rick Johnston
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Tom Slaymaker
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely
managed drinking water services (2017)
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely
managed drinking water services
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely
managed drinking water services
SDG 6.2 SANITATION AND
HYGIENE
World Health Organization (WHO) – Rick Johnston
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Tom Slaymaker
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely
managed sanitation services (2017)
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely
managed sanitation services
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely
managed sanitation services
6.2.1a Proportion of population with a
handwashing facility with soap and water
available at home (2017)
6.2.1a Proportion of population with a
handwashing facility with soap and water
available at home
6.2.1a Proportion of population with a
handwashing facility with soap and water
available at home
SDG 6.3 WASTEWATER AND WATER QUALITY
World Health Organization (WHO) – Rick Johnston
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) – Graham Alabaster United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Kilian Christ
6.3.1 Proportion of domestic and industrial
wastewater flow safely treated (2015)
6.3.1 Proportion of domestic and industrial
wastewater flow safely treated
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with
good ambient water quality (2017/2020)
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with
good ambient water quality
SDG 6.4
WATER USE
AND SCARCITY
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Riccardo Biancalani
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over
time
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater
withdrawal as a proportion of available
freshwater resources (2017)
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater
withdrawal as a proportion of available
freshwater resources
SDG 6.5
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Maija Bertule
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – Sonja Koeppel
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Alice Aureli
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources
management implementation (0–100) (2020)
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources
management implementation (0–100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
• 60% world’s freshwater transboundary
• Importance for other natural resources and SDGs
• High levels of engagement
In 2020: 128 out of 153 countries submitted reports
• Only 24 countries report all
transboundary surface waters and groundwaters covered by
operational arrangements
• Only additional 22 countries with more than 70% of their waters covered by operational
arrangement
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
• Not on track
to have all transboundary basins covered by operational arrangements by 2030
• Not on track
Insufficient knowledge on groundwater systems
• Acceleration
• Reporting triggered follow-up actions in countries to improve cooperation
• Building on the impetus offered by SDG 6.5.2 reporting process
• ”quick wins”: regular meetings & exchanging information
• Capacity development, financing, data and information etc. and decisive political action needed to achieve the target
