UN Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and SanitationUN Global Goal 6.1Safe drinking water for all

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Research, sector analysis, and field stories on the global water crisis and the opportunity it holds: how water unlocks the SDGs, and what it takes to make safe drinking water last.

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A woman collecting clean water into a bucket at a FairAction Mission 2030 water point
13 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and the Multiplier SDGs: Why Systems, Cities and Climate Rest on the Household Tap

Across energy, work, infrastructure, cities, production and climate, water is the input, the medium or the constraint underneath the outcome. Why the multiplier collapses without durable water service.

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13 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and the Foundation SDGs: Why Ecosystems, Equity and Peace Rest on the Household Tap

Equality, ecosystems and peace stand on the water beneath them, and partnership is what carries the water itself. The case for Target 6.1 as the point where the foundation holds or cracks.

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9 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and SDG 4: Why Quality Education Starts at the Water Source

273 million children are out of school and the number is rising. The case for treating reliable water service, not another classroom, as a primary education intervention where SDG 4 is most off track.

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9 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and SDG 5: Why Gender Equality Depends on Reliable Water Service

Women and girls spend an estimated 250 million hours a day collecting water. The case for treating reliable water service, not water access, as core infrastructure for gender equality.

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8 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and SDG 3: Why Health Outcomes Depend on Reliable Water Service

Around 1.4 million people die each year from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. The case for treating water service quality, not water access, as the determinant of health outcomes.

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2 July 2026Dr Samuel Adeoti

Water and SDG 2: Why Zero Hunger Depends on Reliable Water Service

Hunger and malnutrition cannot be solved without solving the water-service problem. The case for treating drinking water as nutrition infrastructure.

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