Link to relevant SDG Goals

The project strongly contributes to several targets and indicators of the SDGs and to the three Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD)

Target 6.3: By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.3.2: Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Target 6.5: By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.5.1: Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100)
Target 6.6: By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
6.6.1: Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.1.1: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
15.1.2: Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type
Target 15.3: By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.4: By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development Indicator
15.4.1: Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity

Water and Land accounts will also assist in the follow up and review of Goals 6 and 15.