Climate Change Data

Water Policy Group

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Water Resource Management
  • Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased demand for water
  • Climate change (reducing water supply or increasing floods and droughts)
  • Floods
  • Droughts
  • Poor water quality
  • Inadequate and inaccessible data and information
  • Inadequate laws and regulations
  • Water issues being a low priority for government
  • Fragmented water institutions
  • Inadequate water infrastructure
  • Conflicts between water user groups
  • Lack of financing
  • Governance problems
Mitigation Strategies
  • Increased government prioritization of water management due to COVID-19
  • Increased investment in water infrastructure due to COVID-19

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Floods
  • Droughts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 6

The report focuses on SDG 6 targets related to water and sanitation.