Government of Canada launches its 2030 agenda National strategy, Goal 6 is to provide access to clean water

Poor sanitation, combined with erratic water supply, stymies development and claims the lives of countless people, especially those living in informal settlements, where sanitation is often lacking. In urban areas, they are sometimes known as "slums." These are expected to increase in the future as a result of an ever-increasing population. Due to an ever-increasing city population requiring the sharing of already scarce and sometimes poorly controlled resources, these issues are likely to worsen in the future. Lack of adequate access to water in dense urban areas exponentially raises local pollution issues, as it is the primary factor that increases water, air, soil, and food contamination. To prevent this, one of the UN’s sustainable development goals is to ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’

În sprijinul Agendei 2030 pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă a Națiunilor Unite, Canada a lansat un program numit Moving Forward Together – Strategia națională a Agendei 2030 a Canadei. Cele 17 Obiective de Dezvoltare Durabilă (ODD) ale Națiunilor Unite urmăresc eradicarea sărăciei, protejarea mediului și asigurarea faptului că oamenii trăiesc în pace și prosperitate. Unul dintre aceste obiective (SDG 3) este „Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.’

Rolul guvernului 

Pentru a atinge acest obiectiv, guvernul local din Canada ar trebui să ajute în:

Maintaining current water supply schemes and developing new ones with a long-term outlook, as well as coping with cross-cutting regional issues like industrial growth and resource scarcity, have an effect on urban water supply.

Controlling water quality and enforcing emissions, waste water discharge, and hazardous material spread regulations

 Monitoring and ensuring equal access to and allocation of water resources

 Providing financial incentives to the private sector for water collection, recycling, reuse, and desalination technologies

Obiective multiple

Pentru a atinge acest obiectiv, guvernul canadian are o listă de obiective pe care încearcă să le atingă până în 2030, care include:

• Realizarea accesului universal și echitabil la apă potabilă sigură și accesibilă pentru toți
• Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all
• Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials
• Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors
• implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
• Protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

Canada’s determination to ensure access to clean water for its residents is a testimony of its desire to meet the U. N’s agenda will ensure a better quality of life for everyone living in Canada including immigrants.