Reduce wastewater pollution and improve water quality by reducing untreated domestic and industrial wastewater by( x %); increasing wastewater reused safely by( y %); and reducing nutrient pollution by( z %) to maximise water resource availability and improve water quality
Element 1: Reducing untreated domestic and industrial wastewater( including point source agricultural) by( x %). Element 2: Increasing wastewater reused safely by( z %). Element 3: Reducing nutrient pollution by( y %).
Target D
Proposed core indicators 1. Proportion of the population for whom all domestic wastewater is treated to national standards in either collective or individual facilities. 2. Proportion of industrial( and point source agricultural) wastewater flows not collected in public systems that is treated to national standards. 3. Proportion of the flows of treated municipal wastewater that are directly and safely reused. 4. Proportion of the flows discharged by industrial wastewater treatment plants that are safely re-used.( This indicator does not include water directly re-used without leaving the factory). 5. Proportion of receiving water bodies meeting water quality standards( nitrogen and phosphorous as a minimum).
Proposed supporting indicators Proportion of the population connected to collective sewers or with on-site storage of all domestic wastewaters.
Desired outcomes / country actions
• Stimulate action in countries to ensure the collection and treatment of used water and related pollutants arising from domestic water users and from‘ point sources’ of industry and agriculture so as to protect human health, the environment and ecosystems.
• Countries take actions towards increasing the amounts of used water that are re-used or recycled for beneficial purposes, thus contributing to satisfy sustainably all water needs.
• Countries put in place policies and regulations that lead to prevention of pollution and a reduction in the negative impacts of diffuse pollution, starting with, but not limited to, the priority to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous pollution.
Reduce mortality by( x %) and economic loss by( y %) from natural and human-induced water-related disasters
Element 1: Increased knowledge and understanding of nations with respect to communities at risk to water-related disasters, especially in a changing climate. Element 2: Adoption of integrated disaster risk management, including an appropriate mix of structural and non-structural approaches, to reduce mortality and economic losses for waterrelated disasters. Element 3: Adoption and implementation by nations of monitoring and people-centered early warning systems for communities at most risk to water-related disasters. Element 4: Application of an end-to-end preparedness approach to water-related disaster management, which sees the needs of user communities being met, to the last mile.
Proposed core indicators 1. Mortality due to water-related disasters and mortality within vulnerable groups and by gender. 2. Direct economic losses due to water-related disasters, as percentage of GDP. 3. Proportion of at-risk communities with effective people-centred early warning systems for water-related disasters.
4. Proportion of nations that have assessed their risk of water-related disaster and that have established plans and strategies for integrated disaster risk management, including monitoring systems and preparedness.
Supporting indicators
• Number of total victims per disaster( persons);
• Gender of victims per disaster( male / female);
• Age of victims per disaster( year);
• Income of victims per disaster( USD); and
• Direct economic losses per disaster( USD).
Target E
Desired outcomes / country actions
• At-risk communities implement hazard-specific early warning systems and evaluate effectiveness of their systems with respect to lead time, accuracy of forecasts, and efficiency of dissemination.
• Countries understand trends in disaster impacts and are able to make informed decisions as to investments in disaster risk mitigation and preparedness. Leaders are aware of the impact of disasters to vulnerable groups and are able to tailor policies to address the specific root causes of vulnerability in their country.
• Economic losses reduced and livelihoods improved for vulnerable communities. u
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