UICL2072

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

Section: 03

Proposal (individual submission)

BY

ABU JOR GIFARI (A18CS4007)

Lecturer’s Name: AHMAD BIN CHE YAACOB

GOAL 6: Clean water and sanitation
Water resource management and access to safe water and sanitation are critical for unlocking economic
growth and productivity, as well as providing significant leverage for existing health and education
investments. Forests, soils, and wetlands, for example, contribute to water availability and quality
management, enhancing watershed resilience, and complementing investments in physical
infrastructure and institutional and regulatory structures for water access, usage, and disaster
preparedness.

Water scarcity threatens food security and rural farmer earnings, whereas better water management
makes national economies, agricultural, and food sectors more resilient to rainfall unpredictability and
capable of meeting the requirements of a growing population. Water purification and water quality
standards can be ensured by protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems and biodiversity.

The current situation in our community regarding the chosen SDG.

Bangladesh still has the highest proportion of arsenic-contaminated population. All other human rights
are based on the right to safe drinking water. In 2013, more than 97 percent of Bangladesh's population
had access to better water sources, indicating that the country has achieved tremendous progress in this
area. However, only 34.6 percent of people have access to safe drinking water.

Between 2000 and 2012, the percentage of people who drank arsenic-contaminated water fell from
26.6 percent to 12.4%.Despite this, Bangladesh continues to have the world's highest proportion of
people exposed to arsenic contamination. Despite progress, 19.4 million people continue to drink water
that contains arsenic levels that exceed national health regulations. Manganese, chloride, and iron
contamination also degrade the quality of drinking water. Manganese levels are beyond WHO standards
in a third of Bangladesh's water sources. Furthermore, more than 41% of people drink water that has
been contaminated with faeces. At the time of consumption, this jumps to 61.7 percent.

According to the 2013 MICS survey, urban people with less education are the most vulnerable in this
regard.

The situation is worse in mountainous terrains, urban areas, islands, coastal regions, and wetlands,
where improved water supplies are still unavailable.
How to solve this problem?
Increase water collection and harvesting: For locations where there are no alternative
reliable water supplies, water catchment systems are vital. Rainwater harvesting systems are being
overhauled in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, three countries dealing with some of the worst effects of
climate change. These projects provide independent water resource management.

Water projects in developing countries/technology transfer: In developing countries

like northwest India and Sub-Saharan Africa, climate change and water scarcity are having the most
dramatic effects. Transferring water conservation methods to these dry places is one recommended
approach. Because economies are weak and skills gaps exist, government and corporate authorities are
frequently forced to impose these reforms on local residents.

Controlling population growth: Parts of the world could face a supply-demand mismatch of up
to 65 percent in water resources by 2030 as a result of the world's growing population increase.
Currently, over a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. With agriculture using 70% of
the world's freshwater, the important function of water in food production must be recognised as
climate and resource conditions change.

Improve the infrastructure for distribution: Inadequate infrastructure has a negative

impact on both health and the economy. It wastes resources, raises expenses, lowers the standard of
living, and causes preventable water-borne diseases to proliferate among vulnerable groups, particularly
children. The issue isn't just a concern in developing countries. Boil alarms are issued frequently in the
United States as a result of pipe bursts. Sewage treatment plants frequently overflow and fail, resulting
in beach closures.