Thread by @Temple_Oraeki

On #WorldWaterDay2019, we are reminded that Water is at the heart of all SDGs and no sustainable goal can be fully achieved without Water

Its interesting to see the connection between Water and all 17 SDGs

#WorldWaterDayNG #LeaveNoOneBehind

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Goal 1: No Poverty
Access to water at homes reduces the time spent by most people walking long distances in search of water. Time spent in search of water can be spent going to school early and engaging in other productive ventures that can break poverty cycles in homes.

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

How do you grow food without water? To ensure zero hunger, water for irrigation is key! How about Sea food? Maybe we'll reconsider this when we have fish & other aquatic lives thriving on land, but until then... Water is needed to support aquatic lives.

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

1). Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Typhoid, Malaria, Cholera, and even the dreaded and alienated diseases such as lassa fever, monkey pox and ebola are all water-related diseases.

2. Good health for humans means there must be good health for our water resources. More than 700 children under 5 years die daily from diarrhoea linked to unsafe water and poor sanitation.

#Health #HealthandWater #LeaveNoOneBehind

Goal 4: Quality Education

Children miss school days when they walk miles searching for water instead of joining their peers in school. For such children, there's nothing like quality education.

Children miss school days when they are ill due to water-related illnesses. Quality education cannot be achieved without access to water.

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Goal 5:Gender Equality

1. Women and Children bear the responsibility of collecting water in most homes. Females are responsible for water collection in 80% of homes with water off-premises (end water poverty).

2. Gender equality means giving equal opportunities for every gender to thrive. We can reduce gender inequality by providing water at homes. Then the women will have just the same opportunity to be engaged in other productive tasks.

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Harnessing the potentials of Hydro electricity is key to achieving an affordable and clean energy. Sustainable Dam Management is a prerequisite to harnessing the huge potentials of hydropower.

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

I. According to @ilo, decent work ‘involves opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development,