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SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG 6 ’Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’ focuses on resource efficiency, water governance, transboundary management, and provision of sanitation.

In the updated NDC submissions, 6% of activities addressed Goal 6 compared with 9% in the first NDC submissions. In the first NDCs, countries were prioritising targets '6.4 Increase water-use efficiency and sustainable withdrawal - reduce water scarcity' (48%) and '6.6 Protect and restore water-related ecosystems' (15%), linking these to 'Water supply' (14%), 'Efficient use of water' (11%) and 'Water management' (8%) as key strategies for climate action. In the updated NDCs, countries are prioritising targets '6.4 Increase water-use efficiency and sustainable withdrawal - reduce water scarcity' (41%) and '6.3 Improve water quality, reduce pollution, increase recycling' (21%), linking these to 'Water management' (13%) 'Efficient use of water' (8%) and 'Water supply' (8%) as key strategies for climate action.

Regarding first NDC submissions, activities related to this Goal are prioritising mitigation with 83% of the activities, while 8% focus on adaptation. Meanwhile, for updated NDC submissions 88% prioritise mitigation and 9% adaptation. The share of quantified activities has increased from 31% in the first NDCs to 51% in the updated NDC submissions.

How do countries’ NDC activities connect with SDG 6?

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Which countries or country groupings are prioritising SDG 6?

Some SDG targets are more prominently addressed by NDC activities than others. Explore how countries or country groupings are prioritising between SDG targets and climate actions.

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How do aggregated SDG 6 activities from all countries’ NDCs reflect climate action?

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