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Water Scarcity and Transboundary Cooperation

At the tenth Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (MOP10), held from October 23-25 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, over 500 participants from 100 countries came together to evaluate progress on the SDG 6 reporting exercise.

153 nations share cross-border water resources that account for 60% of global freshwater, so there is an urgent need for cross-border cooperation to combat water scarcity given the impacts of climate change.

The SDG 6 Indicator at a Glance