GEMS/Water is official custodian for Sustainable Development Goal indicator 6.3.2: Proportion of Bodies of Water with Good Ambient Water Quality.
The indicator tracks the percentage of water bodies (rivers, lakes and groundwater) in a country with good ambient water quality. “Good” indicates an ambient water quality that does not damage ecosystem function or human health according to core ambient water quality parameter groups that are relevant globally.
As part of the UN-Water led Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG6 (link to UN-Water) GEMS/Water works with Member States globally to regularly assess progress on the indicator.
Click on the image above to access the latest available data on ambient water quality.
A report is being published every 3 years to present the global status on ambient water quality and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.3 by 2030, based on the latest data on indicator 6.3.2.
Click on the image above to access the 2024 report "Progress on Ambient Water Quality".
GEMS/Water has developed a dedicated platform and tools to support countries with their reporting on ambient water quality.
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Handbooks and methodology
GEMS/Water has developed dedicated documents and materials to assist countries in reporting for SDG 6.3.2 indicator, such as reporting guidelines, technical ressources and cases studies.
Click here to access these ressources.
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Support platform
GEMS/Water has developed an online platform to support countries in their reporting for SDG 6.3.2.
Reach out to the SDG 6.3.2 support desk should you need any additional information on reporting for the 6.3.2 indicator.
