Clean Water and Sanitation
About
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being. Billions of people will lack access to these basic services in 2030 unless progress quadruples. Demand for water is rising owing to rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing water needs from agriculture, industry, and energy sectors.
The demand for water has outpaced population growth, and half the world’s population is already experiencing severe water scarcity at least one month a year. Water scarcity is projected to increase with the rise of global temperatures as a result of climate change.
Investments in infrastructure and sanitation facilities; protection and restoration of water- related ecosystems; and hygiene education are among the steps necessary to ensure universal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030, and improving water-use efficiency is one key to reducing water stress.
There has been positive progress. Between 2015 and 2022, the proportion of the world’s population with access to safely managed drinking water increased from 69 per cent to 73 per cent.
Publications
Adun, H., Ishaku, H. P., & Ogungbemi, A. T. (2022). Towards Renewable energy targets for the Middle East and North African region: A decarbonization assessment of energy-water nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production, 374, Article 133944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133944
Aigbe, R., Akhayere, E., Kavaz, D., & Akiode, O. K. (2021). Characteristics of Zinc Oxide and Carbonized Sawdust Nanocomposite in the Removal of Cadmium(II) Ions from Water. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 232(11), Article 459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05364-0
Akanyeti, İ., & Ferrari, M. C. (2016). Hybrid sorbent-ultrafiltration systems for fluoride removal from water. Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia), 51(2), 348-358. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2015.1093504
Al Marhoobi, S., & Atan, T. (2018). The impact of human resource management on the performance of government institutions in the Sultanate of Oman. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 61(June), 104-121. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048534474&partner…
Arslan, B., & Akün, E. (2019). Management, contamination and quality evaluation of groundwater in North Cyprus. Agricultural Water Management, 222, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.05.023
Doğan, Ş. (2021). Risk assessment of selected cephalosporins in surface waters: predictions for North Cyprus. Environmental Earth Sciences, 80(22), Article 755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09961-4
Goli, I., Azadi, H., Nooripoor, M., Baig, M. B., Viira, A. H., Ajtai, I., & Özgüven, A. I. (2021). Evaluating the productivity of paddy water resources through swot analysis: The case of northern iran. Water (Switzerland), 13(21), Article 2964. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13212964
Kıdak, R., & Doğan, Ş. (2018). Medium-high frequency ultrasound and ozone based advanced oxidation for amoxicillin removal in water. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 40, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.01.033
Mutseyekwa, M. E., Doǧan, Ş., & Pirgalioǧlu, S. (2017). Ozonation for the removal of bisphenol A. Water Science and Technology, 76(10), 2764-2775. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.446
Nazari Chamaki, F., Jenkins, H., Hashemipour, M., & Jenkins, G. P. (2022). Wastewater Reuse to Mitigate the Risk of Water Shortages: An Integrated Investment Appraisal. Water (Switzerland), 14(23), Article 3859. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14233859