World water development report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water

Sustainable Development Goals 6 (SDG6) is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. At current rates, progress towards all the targets of SDG6 is off-track and in some areas the rate of implementation needs to quadruple, or more. The inadequate rate of progress on water and sanitation highlights the need to explore opportunities through partnerships and cooperation. The report explores the theme, across regions, in relation to agriculture, environment, human settlements, industry, health and climate change. As the UN system’s principal authoritative report on water, the report directly informs the UN conference discussions, describing how building partnerships and enhancing cooperation across all dimensions of sustainable development are essential to accelerating across all dimensions of sustainable development are essential to accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation (SDG6) and realizing the human rights to water and sanitation.