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When they are complete, they are sent to the UN where they then go through a process where the data is validated. It is important to note that this indicator shows the existence of laws and policies, not how well a country actually involves local communities in reality.\n\n[1]  [UN Statistics Division (page 83)](https:\u002F\u002Fsdg-tracker.org\u002Fwater-and-sanitation#6.b)(Indicator SDG 6.B.1)  \n[2]  [UN Water and WHO. National systems to support drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: Global Status Report 2019](https:\u002F\u002Fapps.who.int\u002Firis\u002Fbitstream\u002Fhandle\u002F10665\u002F326444\u002F9789241516297-eng.pdf?ua=1)","\nOften, the locals know their surroundings best, and that is recognized in most countries. Today more than 70% of countries have policies or laws requiring that the water needs for new industrial projects, roads or construction, are planned together with the communities surrounding the sites.\n\nHowever, like many well-meaning rules on the books, the reality can be very different. Often there aren’t enough resources to plan or implement solutions to ensure that all people get enough clean water and safe sanitation.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nIf you live in a country where the water pipes are already in place and you do not have to think about it, it's easy to live your whole life imagining it was planned and provided by the central authority that is now overlooking it.\n\n### Why is it a problem if people are wrong about this?\nIf they don’t recognize that people are expected to have a say in how their water resources are managed, they might not realize that a lack of finance means they often don’t get as much of a say as they are entitled to. And more generally speaking, if they can't imagine that local communities are involved in the water planning and management in a majority of the countries today, they have missed that most countries today are modern. \n\n### How can so many countries have local water considerations?\nWhen building new constructions it often involves changes to the local infrastructure for water and sanitation, and people with experience of such projects know that there’s a lot to learn from the locals, who know of historic problems and seasonal variations and future plans. They will also be the ones to handle and maintain the solutions that are built, and they will be the victims if their water resources are damaged or run dry. Most governments simply can’t ignore these facts. \n\n### Can I trust this data?\nYes. The UN collects and validates the data collected from national governments. You should be aware that the existence of a rule doesn’t mean it is followed in practice. Many countries have nice looking policies, which they never follow in practice.\n\n### Resources\nSee a breakdown of the [local participation in sanitation management for regions, SDG indicator 6.B.1](https:\u002F\u002Fsdg-tracker.org\u002Fwater-and-sanitation#6.B)\n\nRead the status report [“National systems to support drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene”](https:\u002F\u002Fapps.who.int\u002Firis\u002Fbitstream\u002Fhandle\u002F10665\u002F326444\u002F9789241516297-eng.pdf?ua=1) from 2019 by UN Water and WHO to learn how much of the required financial resources there are to support local participation.\n","Thirsty governments","You seem to imagine that governments don’t care about involving locals when planning to use their water. "]