Clean water and sanitation | ODS Unileon | Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

Although substantial progress has been made to expand access to safe drinking water and sanitation, there are still billions of people (mainly in rural areas) who still lack of these basic services. Worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two in five people do not have a basic facility for handwashing with soap and water. Universities must raise awareness and train employees and suppliers on the importance of efficient use and sustainable management of water and chemical products in manufacturing processes.

How does the University of León contribute to the achievement of this objective?

- 6.2.1. Water consumption at the University of LeónIn the year 2022 the water consumption of the entire university of León was 62618 m3.6.3.2. Sanitation measures to clean water
- 6.3.3. Institutional statementBlue Campus
- 6.3.4. At the University of León, the mandatory standards set out in the Basic Document DB HS of the Technical Building Code (CTE) are applied.
- 6.3.5. Initiatives to minimise water use are being taken at the University of León by planting
  University students plant native flora on campus
  1st Flora España Biomarathon to celebrate International Fascination of Plants Day
- 6.4.1. water treatment is carried out by improving our environmental management, avoiding the generation of waste that is not strictly necessary and promoting reduction, reuse and recycling, in order to move towards zero waste, promoting a circular economy model.
- 6.5.1. Educational opportunities are provided for local communities to learn about good water management.
  From the Green Office: Developing sustainable activities at ULE. Be eco-friendly.
  The León Social Pact launches its action plan
- 6.5.2. Water-conscious use of water is actively promoted on campus and in the wider community.
  From the Green Office: https://servicios.unileon.es/oficina-verde/agua/
  The ‘Aqua Vita Est’ day focused on the knowledge of drinking water and the importance of making good use of drinking water.
  Collaboration agreement between the University of León and the Torío River Basin Association.
- 6.5.3 Conscious water use is actively promoted on campus and in the community.
  Advice from the Green Office: https://servicios.unileon.es/oficina-verde/agua/
  The University of León forms part of the Blue Communities
- 6.5.4 Off-campus water conservation is supported.
  Signing of a collaboration agreement between the ULE and the Torío River Basin Association.
  We are Water Project II
- 6.5.5. There is cooperation with local, regional, national or global governments on water security.
  The ULE becomes the first Spanish university to obtain the ‘Blue Campus’ label
  In 2021 we present the Social Pact of Aguas de León

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Somos Agua II Project: research applied to the development and diversification of bioeconomy associated with traditional knowledge and other endogenous resources in the RBVOyL. 

It is coordinated by the RBVOyL itself, working as a team in the territory together with the Agricultural Technological Institute of Castilla y León and the University of León, until December 2025.
Since 2020, the RBVOyL has been working on its climate change adaptation plan and studying the effects of the decrease in water resources on the main economic sectors of the territory through the installation of sensors and data analysis on farms linked to the RBVOyL brand with the possibility of adapting a new development of bioeconomic activity, linked to the primary sector and the natural resources characteristic of these mountain areas, to climate change and the social reality of the territory, giving the RBVOyL and the rest of the Biosphere Reserves of the Cantabrian Mountains an opportunity to maintain their character as a laboratory for sustainability granted by UNESCO.

How does the University of León contribute to the achievement of this objective?

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Somos Agua II Project: research applied to the development and diversification of bioeconomy associated with traditional knowledge and other endogenous resources in the RBVOyL.

Somos Agua II Project: research applied to the development and diversification of bioeconomy associated with traditional knowledge and other endogenous resources in the RBVOyL. 