Reaching those left behind: Knowledge gaps, challenges, and approaches to achieving SDG 6 in high-income countries

Kaitlin J. Mattos, Riley Mulhern, Colleen C. Naughton, Carmen Anthonj, Joe Brown, Clarissa Brocklehurst, Cecelia Brooks, April Desclos, Nataly E.Escobedo Garcia, Jacqueline Macdonald Gibson, Karl G. Linden, Christopher A. Lindsay, Jennifer Newby, Ryan Sinclair, Alan Smith

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Abstract

Even as progress has been made in extending access to safe water and sanitation under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), substantial disparities in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services persist in high-income countries around the world. These gaps in service occur disproportionately among historically marginalized, rural, informal, and Indigenous communities. This paper synthesizes results from a side session convened at the 2020 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Water and Health conference focused on knowledge gaps, challenges, and approaches to achieve SDG 6 among marginalized communities in high-income countries. We provide approaches and next steps to advance sustainable WASH services in communities that have often been overlooked.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)849-858
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2021

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Development
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • High-income countries
  • Hygiene
  • Sanitation
  • Water

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