Water and sanitation, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Key Messages

Migration isn’t driven by a lack of water and sanitation services, but providing services can support
successful migration.
The barriers faced by migrants make achieving the SDGs’ ambitions of universal access more challenging.
Challenges stem from failures in governance, not the amount of water available, numbers of migrants or rates of migration.
The poor visibility of migrants in data limits understanding of their needs and reduces the accountability of governments and service providers.