Progress and Prospect on Monitoring and Evaluation of United Nations SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) Target

Authors

Shanlong LU, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaFollow
Li JIA, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Yunzhong JIANG, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100048, China
Zongming WANG, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Hongtao DUAN, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China College of Urban and Environment, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
Ming SHEN, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
Yu TIAN, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100048, China
Jing LU, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China

Keywords

Big Earth Data, clean water and sanitation, earth observation, sustainable development

Document Type

Strategy & Practice

Abstract

Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, but so far, the world is not on the right track to achieve SDG 6 targets. In order to change this situation and lead the world to achieve the goal of sustainable water resources management, the United Nations initiated the SDG 6 global acceleration framework including financing, data and information, capacity development, innovation, and governance. From the perspective of data and information that serving SDG 6 target monitoring and evaluation, this study analyzes the current global data progress, the role of Big Earth Data, technology, and the integrated application in SDG 6 target monitoring and evaluation. The study summarizes two problems in the global SDG 6 monitoring and evaluation:1) There is still a lack of sustainably provided high-precision indicator monitoring data set. 2) Lack of operational system integrating data acquisition, indicator calculation and target evaluation. On this basis, the study proposes to establish standardized statistical forms and technical guidelines, to build a system platform for the monitoring and evaluation of all the SDG 6 targets and indicators.

First page

904

Last Page

913

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

LU, Shanlong; JIA, Li; JIANG, Yunzhong; WANG, Zongming; DUAN, Hongtao; SHEN, Ming; TIAN, Yu; and LU, Jing (2021) "Progress and Prospect on Monitoring and Evaluation of United Nations SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) Target," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 36 : Iss. 8 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20210705007
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss8/5