Table 1.
Sustainability indicators to establish relationships among the WHEN nexus. The indicators are the same as SDG indicators, and thus, the WHEN nexus can be used to assess progress towards SDGs.
| Component | Sub-component | Indicator | Units | SDG indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Water security | Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services | % | 6.1.1 |
| Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality | % | 6.3.2 | ||
| Human health | WASH | Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation, and lack of hygiene | per 100 K of pop | 3.9.2 |
| Environment | Functional ecosystem | Forest area as a proportion of total land area | % | 15.1.1 |
| Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area | % | 15.3.1 | ||
| Nutrition | Sustainable diets | Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population | % | 2.1.2 |
| Prevalence of malnutrition | % | 2.2.2 |