[SDG 6]: Istanbul Gelisim University Clean Water and Sanitation Report: [2020]: Water Management Report

1. INTRODUCTION Water, which is an indispensable natural resource for life, has become a an increasingly important strategic resource in the world. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the increase in environmental problems has started to limit usable water resources. Rapid population growth also increases the demand for water, causing the problem to grow. Despite the decreasing usable water potential, the world population's need for more water day by day has increased national and global awareness on water resources. For this reason, water management and transboundary waters are at the top of the agenda of all countries (Evsahibioğlu 2008a, Evsahibioğlu 2008b). One of the objectives of the "Millennium Goals" adopted at the UN 1998 Millennium Summit is to ensure environmental sustainability. In this context; Goal 9 is to “integrate sustainable development principles with country policies and programs and reverse the destruction of environmental resources”, and 10th Goal is “to halve the proportion of the population without access to safe drinking water and basic waste system by 2015”.