The Water Data Podcast
The Water Data Podcast
WELL Labs
How does the world measure water? with Maggie Kossida
53 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
Introduction
Welcome to the Water Data Podcast
Maggie's Journey: From River Basins to the Whole Planet
History of SDG6
How Countries Own Their Data: The SDG6 Reporting Process
The Eight SDG6 Goals Explained
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Which UN Agency Leads What and Why the IMI Exists
What Actually Happens During a Global Data Drive
Self-Assessment, Validation and Why This Is Not a Race
Which Indicators Are the Hardest to Measure and Why
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How Is Planet Earth Actually Doing on SDG6?
Are Countries Using the Data and How
Why Not Hitting 2030 Targets Is Not a Failure
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Countries That Are Accelerating Fast
Water in the Post-2030 Agenda: Integrated, Visible, or Both?
The SDG6 Portal, Citizen Science and a Call to Young Researchers
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What does it mean to measure water for the entire planet? Who collects the data behind SDG 6? And how do numbers from hundreds of countries become a global picture of water security, sanitation, wastewater, ecosystems and governance? In this episode of The Water Data Podcast, Dr Maggie Kossida , from the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 joins host Veena Srinivasan. Dr Kossida helps coordinate one of the world’s most ambitious water-data efforts: bringing together informatio...