Articles https://blog.susana.org/articles 2024-05-19T20:01:44+00:00 Sanitation Blog Joomla! - Open Source Content Management The sustainable use of tap water (in Germany) and the power of education. An Interview with Dr.-Ing. Jörg Felmeden 2024-01-24T10:00:41+00:00 2024-01-24T10:00:41+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/the-sustainable-use-of-tap-water-in-germany-and-the-power-of-education-an-interview-with-dr-ing-joerg-felmeden SuSanA Admin <p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Water is the condition for (a healthy) life, which is why access to clean tap water and sanitation has been included as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Agenda 2030, the international agreement for global development. In a global comparison, Germany is very well positioned, but we increasingly have to deal with issues such as water pollution and - due to the increasing impacts of climate change - water scarcity too. In reference to sanitation in Germany, the main question we have to ask ourselves is how we can use our tap water as economically as possible. Because of its outstanding quality in Germany it should end up in the Germans' stomachs rather than in their toilets.</p> <p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Water is the condition for (a healthy) life, which is why access to clean tap water and sanitation has been included as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Agenda 2030, the international agreement for global development. In a global comparison, Germany is very well positioned, but we increasingly have to deal with issues such as water pollution and - due to the increasing impacts of climate change - water scarcity too. In reference to sanitation in Germany, the main question we have to ask ourselves is how we can use our tap water as economically as possible. Because of its outstanding quality in Germany it should end up in the Germans' stomachs rather than in their toilets.</p>