SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Everyone should have access to safe and affordable water and to adequate toilets and handwashing facilities. Water quality worldwide should also be improved through recycling and reuse.

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Water for all

Clean water cannot be taken for granted. Water scarcity threatens billions of people. Our infographic highlights the challenges and possible solutions.

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The most important questions on the global water crisis

The world is overusing its water resources. At the same time, many people still do not have an adequate clean water supply. The 2026 UN Water Conference aims to find solutions. Answers to the most important questions on the water crisis:

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Integrated Company Report 2025

Strong alliances and standards for all

Whether in climate action, disaster risk reduction or global standards, adopting a comprehensive approach to complex challenges achieves greater results. For this purpose, GIZ creates overarching structures, stable alliances and scalable solutions – and brings the right stakeholders together around the table.
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Mexico: Viva el agua!

In Mexico, GIZ supports investment by international companies in sustainable water supply. This strengthens resilience and ensures access to water for people and businesses.

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One planet, one responsibility

Prosperity, security and climate action are closely interlinked. Investing together in the global energy transition and climate adaptation provides stable answers in an unstable world.
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Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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