​Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

KEY WORDS: water; sanitation; irrigation; water storage; purification; pollution; water scarcity; potable water; wells; dams; underground reservoir; drought; salinity; desalination plant; hydro-electricity; cloud seeding

Questions

Here are some questions to help stimulate your thinking about this Goal:
  • In which countries is the water crisis considered to be most severe?
  • ​What are the main health issues with relation to poor quality water supplies?
  • What are some of the ways that poor water quality is being improved?
  • ​How are some countries dealing with their water shortage?
  • How is science helping to alleviate the water shortage in some countries?
  • ​What are some ways that humans are harming or destroying our access to potable (drinkable) water?
  • What are some successful water programs in place in third world countries that are helping to alleviate the water crisis?
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