MPOSI, Michelle Kaso2026-07-032026https://research.unilus.ac.zm/handle/123456789/716Bachelor of Laws - Research ReportThis thesis was on the Zambia’s progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on water and sanitation by 2030, focusing on the legal and institutional frameworks that shape sectoral performance. The purpose of this study was to understand the current progress for SDG 6 in Zambia while also analysing the challenges and opportunities to achieve sustainable development goal 6 BY 2030. The objectives of this study included providing the current progress of Zambia towards SDG 6 in law, policies and implementation, secondly the legal, institutional and governance challenges Zambia is facing to achieve the SDG 6 by 2030 and potential strategies that could overcome the challenges and lastly, to provide a detailed analysis on Rwanda’s and South Africa’s legal framework and institutional framework governing water and sanitation and draw lessons from the same. The methodology of this study was as follows; this research was a qualitative mode of research as data was collected from both primary and secondary sources which include, local and foreign legislation, textbooks, journal articles, internet sources and textbooks. The major finding of this research was that the basis of the water and sanitation sector that is governed by the water supply and sanitation act, the public health act, the water resources management act and the environmental management act which are not implemented well to reach the international goal for availability of water and access to sanitation by 2030.enThesis