Sustainable Development Goal 6
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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 6 during 2022:
Volume of water used in the university in 2022
Volume of water consumption per person in 2022
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 6
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 6
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22CITATIONS OF SDG 6 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22Education & student experience
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Expert conversations to protect groundwater: hydrology, groundwater law and policy, and Indigenous health and well-being
![Caetano Dorea and UVic PhD candidate Camille Zimmer test drinking water using the membrane filtration technique, a standard lab technique that was adapted for field use and is being deployed globally.](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-water-sanitation-532x299.jpg)
Leading national project to tackle water and sanitation crisis
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Hands-on workshops, courses and programs in water and sustainability that make a difference in our environment
Research
![Logo of the Water Sustainability Project, part of POLIS Project on Ecological Governance. The title is accompanied by artwork depicting a river flowing in between a city ad a forest, with the sun at the end of the watershed](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-polis-532x299.jpg)
Driving innovative water and watershed law, policy and governance reform towards a sustainable freshwater future
![Poster of the webinar: "Indigenous Knowledge Aspects of Community Based Water Monitoring & Data Management, April 26, 2022", featuring the screen shots of some of the participants, as well as the logos of the partners: "Collaborative Monitoring Initiative:, "Polis Water Sustainability Project", BC Freshwater legacy initiative" and "Watershed BC"](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-indigenous-water-532x299.jpg)
Webinars about Indigenous knowledge in community-based water monitoring & data management projects
![Photo of UVic's Professor Tom Gleeson in an agricultural field being irrigated](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-tom-gleeson-532x299.jpg)
Solving complex challenges and advancing research ensuring water security locally and around the world
![Logo of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, depicting a section where two concentric circles meet. The logo represents the discoveries and solutions that emerge when Research Partners and Solution Seekers work together.](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-pics-532x299.jpg)
Examining the climate crisis’ impact on water above and below the Earth’s surface — and on government decisions
Community & campus operations
![Stock image of a female and a male UVic students manipulating samples in a lab](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-water-lab-532x299.jpg)
Developing an affordable, accessible and effective test to detect arsenic in drinking water
![Collage of multiple book covers as part of the reading selection, for example: "The Unlikely detective", "The Mighty River", "The Big Thirst", "Sweetwater", etcetera.](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-reading-guide-532x299.jpg)
A selection of reading recommendations from members of the POLIS team related to water and ecological governance
![Group photo of UVic's UVic assistant professor Crystal Tremblay and a group of Indigenous (Maasai) leaders from Tanzania: Samwel Nangiria Taresero, Nalaimuta Oletutayo Makeseni and Mark Leshao Talash at Carcross-Tagish First Nations Cultural Centre during a 2019 two-day visit](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-global-indigenous-532x299.jpg)
A selection of reading recommendations from members of the POLIS team related to water and ecological governance
Policy & policy making
![Stock picture of a "UVic Vikes" branded aluminum bottle being refilled at a drinking water fountain on campus](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg06-water-532x299.jpg)
Institutional work towards water use reduction, recovery and stewardship practices
![Logo of UVic's Environmental Law Centre, with a green maple leaf](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-elc-532x299.jpg)
Indigenous co-governance in protecting the Athabasca river from tar sands effluent
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Bringing together Members of Parliament, Indigenous leaders and water experts