SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

There is more than enough freshwater on the surface of the globe to fulfill everybody’s needs, and advances over more than 150 years have given us the understanding we need to protect health with sanitation. 

Despite this, humanity is still failing to provide access to clean water for millions of people, and access to even the most basic sanitation to billions. In response to these startling statistics the ultimate goal of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 is to ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. Research plays an imperative role in finding solutions to the issues above, and here we are proud to showcase some of the most pioneering works which aim to do just that.

Coordinated Management of Water, Energy, and Food Resources Key to Overcoming Climate Change Impacts in Asia and the Pacific

A trio of UN-led books use scientific evidence to identify actions by subregion

A series of three interconnected books claims that the current, sector-by-sector approaches for management of water, energy, and food sectors is inefficient, costly, and inadequate. The world’s leading experts in the region, who contributed the content of these books, claim that a new and integrated approach must be adopted for this “Nexus” of water, energy, and food security. 

About the books:

The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific - East and Southeast Asia Edited by: Eunhee Lee, Benno Böer, Lawrence Surendra, Jong Ahn Chun, Makoto Taniguchi

The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific - Central and South Asia Edited by: Zafar Adeel and Benno Böer

The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific - The Pacific Edited by: Andrew Dansie, Heidi Alleway, Benno Böer

Book Launch Event:

9:00 am – 12:30 pm, 27 March 2023 @ UNESCO New Delhi Office