Every day is for the SDG’s or what many people call the “Sustainable Development Goals”.
These goals were created in 2015 to replace the Millenium Development Goals and were designed to last 15 years.
We have 8 years of those 15 so far.
Now, if you know what these goals are, I hope you like this blog post.
It is going to show a connection between water and each of these goals.
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To start off, some people say that only 14 of these goals are linked to water.
I disagree with that thought or say.
I say each one of these goals has a connection with water so deep that without water, we can never score sensibly on any of these goals!
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Starting with SDG 1,
With the way capitalism is stacked against, very few of us will ever be financially secured for life.
That means poverty or lacking for most of us.
I want you to picture yourself poor with little or no water; how would that feel and live?
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Going to SDG 2,
There have been days when I’ve been hungry and without food.
Sure, you can live without food for a while but water?
It won’t be long before your body alerts you of an imminent shutdown if you don’t get it water!
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Come in SDG 3 now,
When it comes to our health and wellbeing, how are you supposed to do the basics right like washing your clothes and taking a bath, without water?
You wouldn’t want to stink for those around you, would you now?
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Education with a good quality to it will not happen if our cooks at school don’t have fresh water to prepare our meals.
Or if the girls don’t have running fresh water for their sanitation as they leave the restrooms.
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How will our genders be equal, if one of them spends so much of their lifetime fetching water for the other and them to use?
We both know what happens to young women and girls at water collection points, when the boys swoop in to collect water or upset them, right?
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Clean water and sanitation really emphasize what I said earlier in goals 1,3 and 4.
Besides that, we all want to wear that fresh pair of clothes and wash our hands after having done the number 2, right?
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When it comes to affordable and clean energy,
Very many Ugandans have a story to tell with how the electricity they get, plays a central role in their lives.
Without the water that runs in our dams here, I think we would be probably skating in those facilities!
How can we grow our economies if we don’t respect the natural water ways?
We will always be in repairs and renovations of what has been spoiled or ruined by the strong rains.
Also, I will need a glass or two of fresh drink in me, to be able to do a decent job at work without complaining of those headaches, right?
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All these lovely buildings we see around us,
How many of them have erected up without a single drop of water involved?
I gave the example of Uganda and hydro-powered electricity. It is what we use in our industries here.
Would we sustainably weld and join one metal to another, without that clear liquid?
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When it comes to reducing inequalities,
Why do some industries take up so much of this resource at the expense of others and yet, by nature, we are all equally entitled to this resource?
The side that loses their share the most to the other, ought to be compensated at least, right?
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How can we build cities and communities that are not in a position to keep running without a constant flow of water?
These places will become arid and deserts before everyone moves away from them!
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SDG 12 calls for our responsible consumption and production.
How can you eat that cassava you like so much without a drink?
Even if you were to produce packaged mineral water, you would need water at the start of the production chain, to generate electricity that you would use to extract this water from it’s source!
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Taking any action on our climate for it to get better will need us to reconcile our position with water.
Wanna plant a tree? It would need water.
Wanna grow your food? We will need H-2-O constantly.
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Life below water is looking at my good friend fish and knowing that they will be caught by the fisherfolk, which will end up on my plate at lunch time.
We have seen lakes dry up in the past and all the fish in there, died a rather painful death, right?
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Living on land requires us to be healthy, creative, and fearless.
How are we supposed to be all these things if we can’t even guarantee our lives and those of plants that we equally need to see this mission through?
Don’t you like watching your cat and dog hydrating, like you do?
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Peace and justice can only work in a world where we are not murdering one another for the available scarce natural resources like this liquid of life, right?
From there, we will be able to build the strong institutions that we long to have, right?
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At the tail end of all this, we will partner on these goals and score on them highly…perhaps even exceeding our set expectations!
Respect that liquid for better sustainable goals of development.
Water is the most essential item on the entire planet! There is precious little fresh water available. We need to do everything we can to conserve.
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Such an important topic. Sadly, clean water is accessible to many in the ‘correct’ socio-economic groups but not in others. Such inequity in our world.
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I agree with Bryan above. I can’t imagine a life where getting water to drink daily is a struggle. It absolutely needs to be a priority.
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I can’t imagine living a life without clean water or even knowing if I’d be able to get water. Thank you so much for sharing this.
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We always hear about people in need of food, but we don’t hear about the need for water nearly enough.
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Water is the most essential thing for life. You are so right that we can’t grow our economies if we don’t respect the natural water ways.
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Water, the unsung hero of the SDGs! Without it, achieving these goals would be as challenging as trying to skate in a dry dam. It’s the life force that connects us all, from clean energy to equality, and it deserves our utmost respect on this journey toward a better future!
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How would I feel if I didn’t have access to clean water? I would be angry and I would fight for it. I should be more angry so much of humanity is deprived – actually, I am angry and I should be fighting for it.
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I agree water is so important to function properly. It is good they put some kind of plan in action to try and increase the water supply in the area while reducing waste.
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Thankyou for highlighting the importance of water in our lives. In the western world we take water for granted and don’t appreciate how lucky we are.
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We truly cannot live without water and I hope that people would have easier access to it.
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Accessibility to water is an essential that many of us often take for granted. It is needed for so many different things and it’s a shame some don’t have easy access to this.
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Totally agree with you and it’s hard to get clean and safe drinking water, especially in places like that where they desperately need it. I’ve heard of SDGs before but didn’t have an in-depth knowledge about it.
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There are still many things that we need to take care of. I cannot understand how the life is without clean water, electricity, etc. Now there are wars. I just hope the world is better soon so we can all live in a happy and stress-free life.
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It is very sad that with all of the wealth generated in the world that there are still places where access to clean water and basic necessities are issues. I’ve never heard of SDGs, but this article has my interest peaked to learn more.
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Clean water is one of the most important things to have, hands-down period. Without it life is a terrible struggle.
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Water is such an important thing. It is good to focus on making sure that our water supply is kept safe.
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Thank you for sharing this most important post regarding water and the SDGs. My next sip of water will be more appreciated.
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The information you provided is beneficial. Thanks for sharing it with me.
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Never worked on a farm like that but would love to experience it. Interesting post! Thank you for sharing!
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