{"id":1467,"date":"2025-09-14T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/?page_id=1467"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:24:54","slug":"goal-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/goal-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1467\" class=\"elementor elementor-1467\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kpUIW2l e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"kpUIW2l\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qrHu476 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qrHu476\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3db622 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3db622\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4ffde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Goal<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f3466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f3466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1070 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_06.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Goal 6 aims to &#8220;ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">For Ghana, this means not only expanding infrastructure to provide safe drinking water but also addressing the critical gap in sanitation and hygiene services, particularly in rural and peri-urban areas. Key priorities include eliminating open defecation, improving wastewater treatment, protecting water resources from pollution, and enhancing resilience to water-related climate shocks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d8cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d8cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95172a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95172a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Community Success<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1469 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_6-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>This is driven by\u00a0<strong>local Water and Sanitation Management Teams (WSMTs)<\/strong>\u00a0and community-led total sanitation (CLTS) initiatives. These grassroots efforts empower communities to manage their own water systems, maintain hygiene standards, and collectively end open defecation, ensuring sustainable water and sanitation solutions from the ground up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HdMwaCo e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"HdMwaCo\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nZUp7QU e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"nZUp7QU\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sr3fTgj elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"sr3fTgj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HYJ2GtQ elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"HYJ2GtQ\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e79307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e79307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th><strong>SDG Indicator<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistic (latest year)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source &amp; Implication<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>6.1.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Population using safely managed drinking water<\/td><td><strong>83.3% (2022)<\/strong><\/td><td>Ghana Demographic Health Survey(GDHS). Reflects major investments in water infrastructure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6.2.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Population using (a) safely managed sanitation services &amp; (b) hygeine services<\/td><td><strong>(a) 24.3%<br \/>(b) 50% (2022)<\/strong><\/td><td>GDHS. Highlights critical gaps in sanitation and hygiene campaigns.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6.3.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Water bodies with good ambient water quality<\/td><td><strong>57.4% (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Water Resources Commission (WRC). Indicates stable, relatively good surface water quality, supporting ecosystem and human health.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6.4.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Level of water stress (freshwater withdrawal vs. availability)<\/td><td><strong>1,673 m\u00b3 per capita per year (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WRC. Annual renewable water resources per capita falling below the recommended threshold level of 1700m3\/person for the year 2024<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6.5.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Degree of integrated water resources management<\/td><td><strong>55 (Score, 2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>WRC. 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data-header-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Indicators<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.1.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.2.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of population using (<em>a<\/em>) safely managed sanitation services and (<em>b<\/em>) a hand-washing facility with soap and water<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.3<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.3.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.3.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.4<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.4.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Change in water-use efficiency over time<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.4.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.5<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.5.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Degree of integrated water resources management\u00a0<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.5.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.6<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.6.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.a<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.a.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.b<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">6.b.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"progress-and-info-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"progress-and-info-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"dad65929\"><div class=\"_4f9bf79 d7dc56a8 _43c05b5\"><div class=\"ds-message _656c965\"><div class=\"ds-markdown\"><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Safe and Affordable Drinking Water:<br \/>Access to at least basic drinking water services has risen to 88% of the population (2022), a significant increase from 79% in 2015.<\/strong>\u00a0This demonstrates substantial national progress in expanding the foundational infrastructure for safe water access, bringing Ghana closer to universal coverage. This improvement is a critical first step toward reducing waterborne diseases and improving overall health and productivity.<\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The data reveals that while Ghana has made strong strides in providing basic drinking water, a significant urban-rural gap remains, and\u00a0<strong>major challenges persist in sanitation<\/strong>\u00a0(with only 34% basic access) and hygiene (only 42% have handwashing facilities). These gaps contribute to the prevalence of waterborne diseases and hinder overall development.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ds-theme\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ds-flex _0a3d93b\"><div class=\"ds-flex _965abe9 _54866f7\"><div class=\"_17e543b db183363\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><div class=\"ds-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"_17e543b db183363\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><div class=\"ds-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"_17e543b db183363\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><div class=\"ds-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"_17e543b db183363\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><div class=\"ds-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_871cbca\">\u00a0<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b0ea8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5b0ea8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f01ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"40f01ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-5\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3e4d3 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a3e4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-7\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4e1d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a4e1d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f27eb1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f27eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-5\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730a828 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"730a828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-6\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goal Goal 6 aims to &#8220;ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.&#8221; For Ghana, this means not only expanding infrastructure to provide safe drinking water but also addressing the critical gap in sanitation and hygiene services, particularly in rural and peri-urban areas. Key priorities include eliminating open defecation, improving wastewater treatment, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1467","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4760,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467\/revisions\/4760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}