Sentences with phrase «access to safe water by»

Thanks to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, countries around to world have committed to ensuring that everyone has access to safe water by 2030, and there are targets on protecting the natural environment and reducing pollution.

In 2015 — and as part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals — a UN Initiative set a target to make sure everyone on the planet has access to safe water by 2030.

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Their mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalized people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

Action Against Hunger UK saves the lives of malnourished children by providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Although the station is not exactly easy to access — the path to the station runs up steep slopes with no shade and plenty of boulders to stumble over — it cuts down the commute for safe water by 30 minutes for local families.

When these improved waters were tested and compared with survey data about where people got most of their water, the estimates for the populations that have access to safe drinking water fell by 16 percent in Nicaragua, 15 percent in Nigeria, 11 percent in Ethiopia and 7 percent in Tajikistan.

A recent study in Environmental Health showed that access to clean water could reduce childhood mortality by 1.17 deaths per 1,000 children, which is a large number of preventable deaths for the millions of children who lack access to improved water — and millions more who apparently lack access to fully safe water supplies.

Additionally, the study authors noted, the number of people who had access to safe — and not just improved — water in 1990 was likely much lower than previously estimated, which means that the 2015 target is even farther away than estimated by the current rubric.

The water MDG was widely acknowledged as the furthest from delivering against its objective, with criticism largely levelled at Target 7.C, which aimed to «halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation».

While serious violations like those in the Flint, Michigan, crises are rare, ensuring reliable access to safe drinking water poses challenges for communities across the country, according to a recent study led by the University of California, Irvine.

The two families cautiously decide to combine their resources: Paul is enticed by Will's livestock, and Will craves Paul's access to water and safe shelter.

Access to clean drinking water makes a huge difference for people in developing countries, as explained by charity: water, an org that brings safe water to the people who need it most.

Abstract: The right to water, understood as access to safe drinking water from natural water sources, is in deep danger by corporate interests and for this ideology which is expanding globally.

You can help her feel more comfortable by starting her off in a contained safe space that gives her easy access to all of her essential needs (litter box, scratching post, food, water, toys, perching area).

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All products for sale on the site — cellphone cases, water bottles, T - shirts — feature designs by working artists, and every sale provides an entire year of access to safe water for an individual in need, thanks to the store's partnership with the nonprofit Water.org.

The threat posed by climate change to regional security «will limit access to food, safe water, power, sanitation, and health services and drive mass migration and competition for remaining resources.»

By Rob Ellison Development Goal: By 2030, provide universal access to safe and affordable water and sanitation.

Reducing black carbon and tropospheric ozone, conserving and restoring ecosystems and agricultural soils, limiting population by ensuring that everyone has access to safe water, sanitation, health and education and increasing R&D into energy systems — are simply some of the ways of making cost effective changes.

We applaud this effort inspired by the «ambitious» Millenium Development Goal of «reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water» by the year 2015.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.