SDG Indicator 6.4.2 – Level of water stress

Course

Self-paced e-learning

UN Partner

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Effort: 2.5 hours
Level: Introductory; Intermediate
Language: English; French; Spanish; Russian
Region: World
Venue: Online
Certificate: Yes

This course presents tools, methods and processes to monitor and report on Indicator 6.4.2 within Goal 6 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Sustainable Development Goals: 2030 Agenda; No poverty; Zero hunger; Clean water and sanitation
Statistics: Environment and multi-domain statistics
Subject: Level of water stress
Keywords: 2030 Agenda; water resources; SDG indicators; SDG Indicator 6.4.2; data collection

About this course

This course provides tools, methods and processes to support countries in monitoring and reporting on SDG Indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal in percentage of available freshwater resources”.

The course consists of 3 lessons, ranging from approximately 35 to 60 minutes duration each:

Lesson 1 Introduction to SDG 6 and Target 6.4
Lesson 2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as percentage of available freshwater resources
Lesson 3 Step-by-step data collection and computation

Watch this video to find out more: https://youtu.be/8Jn3bgSOe3c

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Target audience

This course is primarily intended for professionals who play a role in the data collection, analysis and reporting on SDG Indicator 6.4.2, as well as for people with an interest in the process. They include policy-makers, water specialists, statistical officers and environmental specialists from national institutions, NGOs, regional and international organizations, academia/ researchers and donor community.