Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water for all by 2030. By definition, this means leaving no one behind.
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Water: drinkability, availability and use in Mexico.
Water: drinkability, availability and use in Mexico. Simón Vargas Aguilar. Opinion, 06.10.2016, Mexico. The availability of water in sufficient quantity and condition, has a direct impact on the quality of life and social development in Mexico. The agricultural sector occupies 76.7% of usable water, industry…
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World Water Day 2016 “We can take bold action to address water inequity as part of our efforts to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Message for World Water Day 2016 Water means jobs Water is the essential building block of…
View More World Water Day 2016Use of Oilfield Wastewater to Irrigate Crops.
California Water Board to investigate Use of Oilfield Wastewater to Irrigate Crops. http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2016/world/california-water-board-to-investigate-use-of-oilfield-wastewater-to-irrigate-crops/ By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue, Monday, 11 January 2016 On January 12, in an office building east of Sacramento, an expert panel on food safety will gather for its first public…
View More Use of Oilfield Wastewater to Irrigate Crops.Lack of sanitation for 2.4 billion people is undermining health improvements
Lack of sanitation for 2,4 billion people is undermining health improvements. Joint WHO/UNICEF, news release. June, 30, 2015 ¦ Geneva ¦ New York. The Joint Monitoring Programme report, Progress on sanitation and drinking water: 2015 update and MDG assessment, says worldwide, 1 in 3 people,…
View More Lack of sanitation for 2.4 billion people is undermining health improvementsPolluted rivers of Mexico 73%
Polluted rivers of Mexico 73% M. Lopez L. El Mundo de Orizaba, News, 16/12/2012, Mexico. In Mexico, 73% of the rivers are polluted, the tributaries Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos White top the list, according to the National Water Commission, Conagua. This was revealed in the evaluation…
View More Polluted rivers of Mexico 73%Only 20% of the wastewater is treated in Latin America
Only 20% of the wastewater is treated in Latin America Blanca Valadez, Millennium, December 4, 2012, Mexico City The study in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Brazil, among other countries in the Americas, indicates that only 20 percent of wastewater is treated, the remaining liquid is…
View More Only 20% of the wastewater is treated in Latin AmericaThe penal protection of water in Spain, Germany and Italy
Peris R. J M. The penal protection of water in Spain, Germany and Italy Must take into account the direct and close relationship that has a proper conservation of the environment or not, with respect to health and human life. Thus, the judicial protection of…
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