Though knowing little about the organization Social Watch, http://www.socialwatch.org/ they’ve published an interesting article, *SDG 6: (Re)municipalization of water,* https://www.2030spotlight.org/en/book/1730/chapter/sdg-6-remunicipalization-water As has frequently happened in such development as suggested by the 2030 goals, well-meaning leaders involved in the urgent need to get safe drinking water to the worlds’ poorest have been overwhelmed by those who are out for a lot of money and describe their technologies as sustainable. We must not be fooled into thinking that there are neither technologies nor business models that would get safe drinking water to the poorest. The Water Network seems to be as good a place as any to discuss the tragedy of this, while it is as big a roadblock as any to achieving the goals.  Those who wish to be proactive in such development as starts with the health of prospective beneficiaries need to seek out models that will work.  Most likely it’s already too late to get safe drinking water to all by 2030, but this could certainly be done, given a realistic time frame by embracing best practice technology and business models.

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Though knowing little about the organization Social Watch, http://www.socialwatch.org/ they’ve published an interesting article, *SDG 6: (Re)municipalization of water,* https://www.2030spotlight.org/en/book/1730/chapter/sdg-6-remunicipalization-water

As has frequently happened in such development as suggested by the 2030 goals, well-meaning leaders involved in the urgent need to get safe drinking water to the worlds’ poorest have been overwhelmed by those who are out for a lot of money and describe their technologies as sustainable. We must not be fooled into thinking that there are neither technologies nor business models that would get safe drinking water to the poorest.

The Water Network seems to be as good a place as any to discuss the tragedy of this, while it is as big a roadblock as any to achieving the goals.  Those who wish to be proactive in such development as starts with the health of prospective beneficiaries need to seek out models that will work.  Most likely it’s already too late to get safe drinking water to all by 2030, but this could certainly be done, given a realistic time frame by embracing best practice technology and business models.