SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

TIPS TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM

FOR STUDENTS:

• Turn off water hoses when not in use.

• Reuse water utilized in soaking rice as plant fertilizer.

• Avoid spillage and wasting of drinking and tap water.

• Report dripping faucets or leaking pipes immediately.

• Instead of letting the tap run while brushing your teeth, use a single cup of water to rinse used toothpaste.

• Use social media or school posters to teach peers about the "hidden water" used to produce items like blue jeans or beef.

• Limit AI usage and consumption.

FOR COMMUNITIES AND AS A NATION:

• Install barrels or collection systems in community centers to gather rain for gardening and cleaning.

• Organize community "clean-up days" for local rivers, lakes, or beaches to prevent trash from contaminating the water supply.

• Advocate for government funding to fix aging city pipes, which often lose millions of gallons of water through "invisible" underground leaks.

• Encourage local parks and neighbors to grow native plants that require less irrigation, instead of invasive species.

• Modernize water infrastructures, such as recharging aquifers used to inject excess surface water into underground wells for storage, rather than letting it run off into the sea.

• Impose policies and regulations that audits and limits the water consumption of companies, factories, etc.