Blog 5: Canada

Canada’s SDG 6

Let’s Talk About Implementation:

The three main goals that Canada focuses on to improve their water and sanitation includes:

1.     Working to eliminate all long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations reserves.

2.     Support strong Indigenous institutions that plays a role in delivering public services to Indigenous people.

3.     Deliver on Canada’s commitment under the Feminist International Assistance Policy to address water issues, including sustainable access to clean water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene, and integrated water resource management. Canada’s approach will ensure that the needs and priorities of women and girls are addressed.

The strategies that Canada will use to implement these strategies include but are not limited to:

Water Research: researching water and water related issues has the potential to improve poverty, health and sanitation, and increase local governments’ ability to provide sustainable services to citizens.

$180-billion Investing: an investment of such provides support for infrastructure solutions

including treating water and wastewater, managing storm water and mitigating the impacts of flooding and other risks.

Plan’s Green Infrastructure Investments: assists with building capacity to treat and manage water, wastewater and storm water, accessing potable water and reducing or re-mediating soil and air pollution throughout Canada.

Note*: The investments listed above could ensure that more wastewater systems meet federal treatment standards and will lead to cleaner water, air and soil for all Canadians.

How Will Things Be Monitored?

Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology: CAWST will help people all over the world helps people all over the world get safe drinking water and adequate sanitation in their own homes by providing capacity development services to complement technology infrastructure.

Women: women are placed at the center of poverty alleviation by empowering them with the knowledge and skills to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services in their homes and communities.

Implementation Cost:

$9.2 billion: to provinces and territories for green infrastructure investments that will support:

1.     Mitigation projects.

2.     Build infrastructure to help communities respond.

3.     Adapt to the impacts of a changing climate and build other green infrastructure that supports a healthy environment, including water and wastewater infrastructure.

An additional $5 million: Building Resilience in Conflict Affected Communities in Iraq project, to improve water services and train
 municipal authorities.

Climate in Relation to Clean Water and Sanitation in Canada:

Water related climate change includes:

1.     Floods.

2.     Droughts.

3.     Storm surges.

4.     Melting sea ice.

5.     Rising sea-levels.

6.     Ocean acidification.

Note*: Canada recognizes the impact of climate change on the poorest and most vulnerable, who are the least able to cope.

Resources:

·       The Governments support.

·       Investments.

·       Citizens/ community.

·       Other countries.

·       Technology.  

Inquiring Minds Would Like to Know?

1.     Is this an issue for the country? Yes, clean water and sanitation is an issue for Canada, but the necessary measures are being taken to improve the water and sanitation in the country.

2.     Is this currently being addressed by the country? Yes, the issues of clean water and sanitation are being addressed by the country by investing, taking advantage of technology, and the recognizing the worth of their citizens to ensure improvement of these issues.

3.     Is this a priority in the country? Yes.

Sources:

·       Canada's Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Voluntary National Review. (2018). Retrieved April 5, 2020, from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/20033CanadasVoluntaryNationalReviewENv6.pdf.

·       Statistics Canada. (2019, September 17). Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation. Retrieved April 5, 2020, from https://www144.statcan.gc.ca/sdg-odd/goal-objectif06-eng.htm.