Treat water as a basic human right

NAIROBI: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 6 addresses availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. As we observe the World Water Day today, it is important to focus our attention on the strides we have made in relation to water sustainability and the ways in which we have fallen short.

SDG 6 not only has a strong linkage to many of the other goals developed in the 2015 New York meeting, but also the ability to underpin them. From poverty, hunger and food security, healthy lives and well-being to quality education and girl-child empowerment, this SDG would go a long way towards achieving much of the 2030 agenda.