The We Are Water Foundation is an initiative of Roca Group, world leader in bathroom spaces, with presence in more than 170 countries. Since its establishment it has been committed to the environment, both in the development of its products and in its production processes. Roca is aware that water is a unique and limited resource, and for this reason it has spent more than 50 years developing the most advanced water and energy saving devices in its products, thus contributing to a more balanced and sustainable coexistence with our environment.
With the creation of the We Are Water Foundation, Roca Group’s commitment reaches a new level: solidarity with those affected by the lack of water and sanitation and help to alleviate the negative consequences of this injustice.
One in nine people worldwide
lacks access to sanitation facilities that protect their health. That’s over 900 million individuals.
By 2050, water extraction
is projected to increase by 40% in developing countries and by 12% in developed ones.
One in twelve people
does not have secure access to drinking water for basic needs such as drinking, cooking, cleaning and washing. That’s 695 million people across the globe.
Every 10 seconds
someone dies from diseases caused by the lack of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation or basic hygiene. Over 3.4 million lives are lost each year, most of them children under the age of five
Goal 6 states:
Ensure the availability of water and its sustainable management, and sanitation for all.
In order to attain this goal UN has defined eight specific targets for 2030:
- Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
- Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
- Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing the release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.
- Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from it.
- Implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transnational cooperation as appropriate.
- Protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
- Expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies.
- Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.
