SDG 6: From here to there - celebrating 10 years of innovation and exploring the next decade of WASH action

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To mark the tenth anniversary of the RELX Environmental Challenge and the announcement

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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Chapter 11 - Remote sensing of inland water quality: A hyperspectral perspective

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Shard Chander, Ashwin Gujrati, Aswathy V. Krishna, Arvind Sahay, R.P. Singh; Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, 2020, Pages 197-219
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 and 9 by providing hyperspectral remote sensing techniques to monitor inland water quality.
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Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs - Chapter 3 - Water quality considerations: from catchment to coastal reservoir

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Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs, 2020, Pages 33-59
This book chapter advances SDG 3 and 6 by exploring the feasibility/design implications for coastal reservoirs based on estimation of runoff, detailed assessment of water demand and estimation of water quality.
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Sustainable Development Goals Perspectives

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23rd July 2020

The new 2030 sustainable development agenda is likely to dominate policy and academic debates at both national and international levels over next 15 years and beyond.

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Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation; Human rights; Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Education; Employment decent work for all and social protection; Capacity Building; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Global Perspective; Hypothesis Development; Sustainable Development, Global

Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan Volume 3: Chapter 5 - Chitin blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, gels, composites, and nanocomposites for adsorption systems: environmental remediation and protein purification

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Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan Vol 3, 2020, Pages 135-175
This book chapter advances SDGs 6, 14 and 15 by examining how sustainable materials for environmental remediation are useful tools for helping address goals relating to ecosystem health and pollution control.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Chemicals and waste; Industry, Global

Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products: Chapter 7 - Wastewater Treatment Based in Microalgae

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Alfredo de Jesús Martínez-Roldán, Rosa Olivia Cañizares-Villanueva, Chapter 7 - Wastewater treatment based in microalgae, Editor(s): Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Mariana Manzoni Maroneze, Maria Isabel Queiroz, Leila Queiroz Zepka, Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products, Academic Press, 2020, Pages 165-184, ISBN 9780128185360, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818536-0.00007-5.
This book chapter advances SDGs 6 and 7 by explaining how to remove contaminants from wastewater using microalgae so that it is safe to release into the natural environment.
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The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Biopolymer Membranes and Films - Chapter 15 - Pesticide removal from industrial

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Biopolymer Membranes and Films, 2020, pages 359-382
This chapter advances SDG 6, 11, and 14 by providing avenues for the application of sustainable bio-based polymers in wastewater treatment and their role in removing pesticides, to support clean water, a healthy ecosystem, and sustainable consumption.
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Water and sanitation; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas, Global

Achieving the SDGs: Evaluating indicators to be used to benchmark and monitor progress towards creating healthy and sustainable cities

Elsevier, Health Policy, Volume 124, June 2020
In 2016, the World Health Organization declared that ‘Health is one of the most effective markers of any city's successful sustainable development’ (World Health Organisation, 2016).
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Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes: Freshwater: The Importance of Freshwater for Domestic Use

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Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes, 2020, Pages 12-21
This chapter focuses in the importance of freshwater for domestic use, which is critical for maintaining human health and well-being. As the human population has grown, the pressure of domestic use on freshwater systems has increased. Despite mounting concerns over diminishing water quantity and quality, new opportunities for safe and accessible domestic water use are being implemented.
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