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SEAN NICKLIN, GENERAL COORDINATOR OF THE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR TUDOR ROSE
With the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, Tudor Rose and its Human
Development Forum has accepted the challenge to expand its human development publishing with the
creation of a series of volumes, each dedicated to one or more of the 17 SDGs. Entitled
A Better World
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this volume published in March 2018 covers Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all. Clean,
accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. There is sufficient fresh water on
the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people,
most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood
choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. Drought afflicts some of the world’s
poorest countries, worsening hunger and malnutrition. By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live
in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water. This volume reflects the progress and
challenges in this essential topic, highlighting good practices in a wide variety of societies and disciplines.
By focusing on the experiences and livelihoods of people, especially those in vulnerable human habitats, the
book will show the benefits of best policy and practices, and how these may develop further as we come to
terms with a changing and more turbulent world. This innovative endeavour is a striking example of sharing
respective resources to engage the many official governmental, international organisations, institutional and
professional interests in displaying the extent and variety of their efforts to make the world a better place.
Since 1999 Tudor Rose has published 28 books in partnership with the United Nations and its agencies,
covering a diverse range of subjects from disaster reduction, water management and climate science to
intercultural dialogue and humanitarian assistance. The books are read extensively by the human development
sector and especially by community leaders in vulnerable regions around the globe. The books are close
collaborations between individual UN agencies, UN member states and civil sector organisations, committed
to a better future for the world. They have widened the knowledge of people in vulnerable communities and
given them inspiration and knowledge to better their lives in a sustainable way.
Foreword