Category: 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.

Learn more at: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-and-sanitation/

Optimizing Potable Water Infrastructure: A Study of Operational Efficiency in Baní, Dominican Republic

Applied Solutions Conference 2011, Educational Services, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Facilities Engineering & Energy Management, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Government, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Engineering & Management

This study looks at water treatment in Baní and finds ways to improve efficiency, cut costs, and reduce waste. The plan includes better resource use, maintenance, and tech upgrades to support sustainable water services. This

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Building sustainable infrastructure and scaling access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in rural Alabama

Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Facilities Engineering & Energy Management, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Government, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

This case study shows how PEER Consultants used sustainable engineering to install wastewater systems in rural Alabama. By involving the community and tailoring solutions to culture and needs, they improved health, equity, and long-term sanitation

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Food Wastage in Food Service Industry, Drivers & Consequences

Agriculture, Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Educational Services, Energy Systems/Utilities/Fuel, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Facilities Engineering & Energy Management, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Government, IISE Annual Conference 2026, Operations Engineering & Management, Supply Chain Management

Food production uses lots of land, water, and causes high emissions. A big part of food waste happens in restaurants and retail. Measuring and reducing this waste can save resources and cut environmental damage. Research

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Sustainable Development Division Call for Papers for 2020 Conference in New Orleans

Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Call for AbstractsSustainable Development Track2020 IISE Annual Conference & ExpoHyatt Regency New OrleansNew Orleans, LAMay 30 – June 1, 2020Deadline for abstract submission is November 8, 2019Abstract SubmissionConference Site Dear Colleagues: We invite you to

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Optimization of Biofuel Feedstock Considering Different Land Covered Scenarios and Environmental Impacts

Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

The world’s demand for renewable energy is growing, resulting in an increased need to convert biomass to biofuel. While this demand has a positive impact on lowering fossil fuel consumption, bioenergy crop cultivation can have

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Using “Go and See” events to reduce water, energy and landfill costs

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

The lean approach of “Go and See” has allowed many companies to make great strides in process improvement, by encouraging leaders and engineers to walk out to the work area to solve problems. The same

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