UNSDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in and there is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. However, due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, millions of people including children die every year from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. At the current time, more than 2 billion people are living with the risk of reduced access to freshwater resources and by 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water. Drought in specific afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries, worsening hunger and malnutrition. Fortunately, there has been great progress made in the past decade regarding drinking sources and sanitation, whereby over 90% of the world’s population now has access to improved sources of drinking water.

To improve sanitation and access to drinking water, there needs to be increased investment in management of freshwater ecosystems and sanitation facilities on a local level in several developing countries within Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia and South-Eastern Asia.
UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Schedule
2021
Wednesday, April 28th
9:15 AM

The Effects of Water Quality on Water-related Diseases in Developing Countries

Daniel Ma '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Jay Harms '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Jared Dong '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:15 AM - 9:35 AM

10:05 AM

Exploring Impacts of Water Inequality

Grace Daum '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
William Healy '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Matias Habib '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

10:05 AM

Geographic Variance in Water Pollution in Illinois

Amogh Shetty '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Nihar Cheruku '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Kevin Zhang '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

11:00 AM

Global Water Consumption Trends

David Jimenez '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Shaan Doshi '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Olaoluwa Ogunleye '23, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM