Why SDG6 is critical to achieving X other global goals

The provision of safely managed sanitation has multiple benefits for other Sustainable Development Goals. It is therefore no wonder that a WHO-study showed on of the best impact returns for investments in safe sanitation, USD 1.0 invested result in USD 5.50 in return.

mproved sanitation services underpin many other developmental goals within the core SDG 6 covering WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene): including improving health, raising school attendance for teenage girls as a result of better sanitation in schools, generating jobs, increasing resilience to climate change thanks to the creation of energy:

SDG 3: Health

The links between safe sanitation and health are well-documented. Diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five – claiming more lives that measles, malaria and HIV-related illnesses combined.

Outbreaks of disease can be significantly reduced through improved sanitation.

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SDG 5: Gender

Sanitation improvements bring immense benefits to women and girls, who are most affected by poor sanitation.

Access to safe sanitation contributes to gender equality through its impact on women’s dignity, health, access to education and opportunities for economic empowerment.

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SDG 8: Jobs

Improved WASH services provide a wide range of economic benefits: improved health, reduced sickness and higher school  & work attendance.

In addition to providing opportunities by improving health and well-being, container based sanitation service providers generate jobs in the private sector.

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SDG 10: Inequality

Inequality is becoming more and more pronounced, as densely populated low-income areas grow.

Increasing access to sanitation amongst the poorest urban residents is a key element to address this challenge.

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SDG 11: Sustainable cities

Poor sanitation services in low-income communities are damaging to whole cities, in particular through the pollution that ends up in the environment. This challenge poses a threat to wider public health and compromising economic development.

The improvement of services for low-income urban residents contributes to the broader development and sustainability of cities.

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SDG 13: Climate action:

Container-based sanitation has a climate positive effect as it produces desperately needed energy resources in remote locations which avoids the cutting down of trees used for cooking and heating.

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