SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Access to Water and Sanitation for All

SDG 6 is desgined to ensure access to safe and affordable drinking water for everyone. By 2030, everyone must have access to appropriate and decent sanitation and hygiene. The water-based ecosystem must be well protected through efficient reuse of water and improved water quality must be ensured by limiting pollution. By limiting pollution, better water quality must also be ensured.

SDG 6 The Hague clean water and sanitation

Policy, Initiatives and Organizations

How The Hague Contributes

Drinking water supply in The Hague is provided by Dunea, which has been using 'dunewater' since 1874. This unique method, used worldwide, ensures high-quality drinking water purified by nature.

Dunea has placed a large number of faucets in public places. By refilling recyclable bottles at a water tap with cool, tasty and healthy drinking water (instead of buying and throwing away waterbottles) we save up to 5,000 kilos of CO2 per year per tap.

In addition, Living Lab Scheveningen offers space to several companies that develop technology. For example to make clean drinking water from seawater. This technology is applied in areas where clean drinking water is scarce or where climate change causes salinity of the fresh water.

Initiatives in The Hague

Urban Waterbuffer Cromvlietpark

Cromvlietpark was due for renewal; it was a long area with asphalt, fences and wide sidewalks. Located in the park is the Urban Waterbuffer. This is a large container and works, among other things, as a water storage underground for the collection of rain and surface water. Read more about the Urban Waterbuffer in the Cromvlietpark here.

Living Lab Scheveningen

Living Lab Scheveningen is a test environment where the municipality, companies, residents and knowledge institutions work on smart and digital inventions to solve social problems. Its ultimate goal is making the environment more pleasant; think of safety, sustainability, social cohesion, economy and mobility. Read more about Living Lab Scheveningen here.

‘Schoon, doen we toch gewoon?’ campaign

‘Schoon, doen we toch gewoon?’ organizes actions and campaigns to reach and educate as many citizens of The Hague as possible. In the summer of 2022, a SUP action was organized to clean the canals of The Hague. Interested parties could use a SUP board for free and fish litter out of the water in The Hague. The action was a great success and raised awareness of the effects of litter in the water. Read more about 'Schoon, doen we toch gewoon'.

Een miljard mensen voorzien van zoet water uit de Haagse haven

SDG 6