Life below water (SDG 14)
How can we help achieve SDG 14?
Reduce marine pollution, overfishing, illegal fishing, and conserving marine ecosystems.
Why do we need SDG 6?
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are human rights and are better for the health of others.
What's the main goal of SDG 3?
To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
A community builds rainwater tanks to collect and store clean water during the rainy season, ensuring enough water during droughts.
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
What are some challenges faced when achieving SDG 14?
Marine pollution from sources like plastic waste, overfishing, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Why is clean water important for health?
It prevents diseases and keeps people healthy
SDG 3 targets the reduction of deaths from non-communicable diseases such as ____.
Cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
A fitness group encourages families to walk or bike to school instead of driving, improving heart health and reducing pollution.
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
What is one major cause of ocean pollution?
Plastic waste or oil spills
What is one cause of water pollution?
Throwing garbage or chemicals into rivers and lakes
SDG 3 connects closely with which SDG that focuses on clean water?
SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation.
A school science club adopts a nearby beach and holds monthly cleanup drives. They also campaign to ban single-use plastics in their community.
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Effects of overfishing?
The extinction of species and food insecurity
How does climate change affect water supply?
It can cause droughts or floods, affecting access to clean water
What global event highlighted the importance of SDG 3’s goal for strong health systems?
COVID-19 pandemic
Using a reusable water bottle and coffee mug instead of single-use plastic waste that can end up in waterways.
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation