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Local Companies & Organizations

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  1.        The National Water Company (NWC). NWC is a Saudi joint stock company fully owned by the government (namely the Public Investment Fund), was established to provide water and wastewater treatment services. The company specializes in providing the highest quality drinking water, preserving natural water resources and the environment, using the Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) with maximum efficiency, and training qualified Saudi employees in accordance with the latest international standards.   INITIATIVE​​: On July 28 and 29, 2009, the Red Sea Mall in Jeddah witnessed one of the Kingdom’s most prominent water events – the NWC Water Festival. The festival was held in the presence of more than 1200 visitors and comprised a series of water-related events. Various processes were explained at the event; tackling & recycling water as well as the reuse of treated water at factories and farms to help preserve natural resources. NWC also introd...

World progress

The proportion of the worldwide populace increased securely overseen drinking water services expanded from 61 per cent in 2000 to 71 per cent in 2017. In spite of advance, 2.2 billion individuals around the world still lacked securely overseen drinking water. the populace increased securely overseen sanitation services expanded from 28 per cent in 2000 to 45 per cent in 2017. In any case, 4.2 billion people around the world still needed securely overseen sanitation.   Hand washing is one of the cheapest, most demanding and successful ways to get rid of the Coronavirus. In 2017, there were 3 billion people worldwide who were assessed as needing the ability to safely wash their hands at home. Water stress, if it's not moderate can lead to water deficiency. Increasing water use efficiency can reduce the chance of water stress, and raise resilience at the economic and environmental levels. Globally, the efficient use of water was: $ 18.20 per cubic meter in 2017. Increased giver commit...

Goal 6 - clean water and sanitation

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 (1) Sustainable development is all about judicious use of resources at present keeping in mind the future requirements of the coming generation.  (2) Ground water is over used for agriculture.  (3) Water is drawn from wells and this leaves the underground water-table depleted. (4) Since water is a renewable resource, we must help in replenishing water.  (5) We would be overusing the resources if use more than what is being replenished United States, (2018) Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation [Online]. Available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/19901SDG6_SR2018_web_3.pdf Guterres, (2020) Goal 6 infographic [Online]. Available at:  https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal6  , no date

Sustainable development goals

  1-The first goal focuses on eradicating poverty through some strategies, including strengthening social protection systems and building the resilience of the poor. The global poverty rate has more than halved since 2000, but still there is need to alleviate the suffering of the poor and build their resilience. 2-Through this second goal, countries commit to ending hunger and ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030 and to have enough good food for everyone to lead a healthy life. This goal can be achieved by providing support for sustainable agriculture and addressing the impacts of climate change. 3-Ensuring a healthy life and encouraging    everyone's well-being of is a necessary component of sustainable development the aim is to improve reproductive and maternal and child health; end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS,malaria, tuberculosis. 4-Quality education is essential to ensure a full and productive life for all individuals and to achieve sustainable development the aims...

Sustainable Development

      "The development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meets their own needs. (Schaefer & Crane, 2005)." A campaign to make it green to plant 10 million trees. "The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has launched a campaign to make it green, which covers 165 locations in all regions of the Kingdom and the Ministry has indicated that this campaign is part of its efforts to work on the development of natural vegetation restoring biodiversity in natural environments to reduce the effects of desertification, restructure damaged vegetation sites and improve quality of life to promote positive behaviours to preserve the environment" Website GOING GREEN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES IN 165 LOCATIONS TO PLANT 10 MILLION TREES   In-text: (Going green campaign launches in 165 locations to plant 10 million trees, 2021) Your Bibliography: Mewa.gov.sa. 2021. Going green campaign launches in 165 location...