SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation
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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all ”
Please click here for a full, international overview of SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation.
How is Boston tracking toward SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation?
I want to advocate for Clean Water & Sanitation, where do I start?
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National Drinking Water Alliance provides resources drinking water policy, safety, access, and education
Key pieces of state legislation
Every-day actions you can take
Learn how to filter your water.
Ask your legislators these seven questions.
Support these regional organizations
Combat climate change with Environmental League of Massachusetts, a nonprofit and advocacy organization committed to combating climate change and protecting our land, water, and public health.
Support these national/international organizations
US Water Alliance seeks to advance the One Water management framework, which emphasizes all of the different ways in which water is involved in peoples’ lives and the different ways in which it is used in society
The Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that researches water policy, particularly as it relates to conservation and sustainability, on a global scale.
Key pieces of state legislation
Support these regional organizations
Check out Water Compass , which helps stop disease through the provision of clean water, the construction of sanitation facilities and the adoption of improved hygiene practices.
Learn about Environment Massachusetts , the challenges confronting our environment and what they're doing to advocate for solutions.
Engage with Conservation Law Foundation and see how they're advocating for stronger environmental laws in New England.
See what Mass Rivers Alliance is doing to protect and restore the Commonwealth's rivers and streams.
Help protect the environment through Safer Waters , an organization that protects our regional waters, beaches and land from pollution and other harm by monitoring and participating in environmental initiatives and community action.
The Charles River is vulnerable to urban pollution, and Charles River Conservancy helps to ensure the river’s cleanliness through partnerships and volunteer programs.