Downscaling SDG6 (clean water and sanitation) to decision relevant scales
Current efforts to localize Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) are hindered by uncertainties and risk, insufficient monitoring and inappropriate indexes, and limited exchanges among countries/regions. We provide perspectives on downscaling SDG6 - clean water and sanitation -1 to decision relevant scales everywhere in the world. We synthesize existing experiences to identify promising approaches; test entry points and applicability of SDG indicators in pilot basins, cities, and countries; promote evidence-based indexes and dashboards for local water management. In this way, we directly respond to a key question of the UN 2023 SDG progress report on how progress towards SDG6 can be accelerated.
Authors
- Rabi H. Mohtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-729X)
- Claudia Ringler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-0488)
- Paul Satur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7778-1306)
- Alcigeimes B. Celeste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3794-6583)
- Erhu Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-2394)
- Ximing Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-4512)
- Raya Marina Stephan
- Riddhi Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-1229)
- Timothy J. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-689X)
- Dahlia Sabri
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IN)
- Hohai University (CN)
- Universidade Federal de Sergipe (BR)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Mitchell Institute (US)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- International Consultants (Egypt) (EG)
- Monash University (AU)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Water International
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2025.2481742
- Primary Topic
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00