Sustainable

Development Goals
Technology
vis--vis
Cap-Tec

The Future We Want

A water secure world is achievable

OWG proposal for SDGs

17 SDGs (Goals), 169 Targets
One explicit SDG 6 on water and
sanitation with 8 Targets,
Preamble and another 5 SDGs with 7
Targets directly or indirectly linked to
water-related issues
OWG, 2014. Proposal of The Open Working
Group for Sustainable Development Goals,
19 Jul 2014,
http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/owg.
html

OWG proposal for SDGs

Goal 6

OWG proposal for SDGs

Proposed goal 6. Ensure availability and
sustainable management of water and sanitation
for all
6.1 by 2030, achieve universal and equitable accessto
safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.2 by 2030, achieve access to adequate
andequitable sanitation and hygiene for all, and
end open defecation, payingspecial attention to the
needs of women and girls and thosein
vulnerablesituations
6.3 by 2030, improve water quality by
reducingpollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing
release of hazardous chemicalsand materials, halving
the proportion of untreatedwastewater, and
increasingrecycling and safe reuse by x% globally

Goal 6

OWG proposal for SDGs

Proposed goal 6. Ensure availability and
sustainable management of water and sanitation
for all
6.4 by 2030, substantially increase wateruseefficiency across all sectors and ensure
sustainable withdrawals and supply offreshwater to
address water scarcity, and substantiallyreduce the
number ofpeople suffering from water scarcity
6.5 by 2030 implement integrated water resources
management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation asappropriate
6.6 by 2020 protect and restore waterrelatedecosystems, including mountains, forests,
wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

Goal 6

OWG proposal for SDGs

Means of implementation
6a 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
6b Support and strengthen the
participation of local communities in
improving water and sanitation management

OWG proposal for SDGs

Finance
Technology
Capacity building
Trade
Policy and instituional
coherence
Multi-stakeholder
partnerships
Data, monitoring and
accountability

Technological advances

Peter H. Diamandis and Steven

Kotler
Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think

Big data and sustainable

water management

Big data and sustainable

water management

Big data and sustainable

water management

To measure is to know
and to know is to
measure

Plethora of technologies

Challenges and
opportunities
Water connects hence a dedicated water
goal is needed and inter-linked indicators to
go with it
Work on indicators, data collection and
reporting is critical for technical proofing of
the water goal and associated targets
A broader water agenda means a broader
monitoring framework - capacity
development Technology as a means to quench the big
data requirement