Group10_C | SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Authors: Jugal Dave-BJ20135 | Harsha Bhatia-BJ20139 | Kunjika Bhasin-BJ20146 | Pranaya Jain-BJ20156 | Rachit Chandra-BJ20160 | Saloni Agrawal-BJ20183 Introduction In 2015, 844 million , which is about 11% of the world's total population, lacked access to basic drinking water. About 2.3 billion people lacked basic sanitation , and 892 million people practiced open defecation. Water stress impacts 2 billion people, which is only bound to increase due to climate change.[1] An adequate supply of clean water and sanitation facilities is crucial as it directly affects people's health, well-being, and economic development, especially the poor. To address this issue, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly included "Clean Water and Sanitation for all" in 2015. SDG 6 aims to combat the lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities and ensure that no one is deprived of these basic...