Water
Facts: the Water-Poverty Connection
80
percent of disease in two-thirds of the world is related to poor drinking
water and sanitation.
One-third
of the worlds households must use water sources outside the home.
Girls and women in East Africa now walk an average of 21 minutes from
home just to get water.
The
world is running out of water. Half the worlds poorest countries
will face moderate to severe water shortages by the year 2025.
Around
the world there is a cumulative pollution of aquifers and water sources
by agricultural, industrial and mining waste.
Reduction
in water-retention capacity of the earths soil is due to 80% of
the forests of the world being destroyed.
Poor
management of water resources has led to degradation of the environment
and loss of natural resources on which people in rural and remote areas
depend for livelihood.
Excessive consumption in the North, and wasteful overuse, especially by
agribusiness, has significantly depleted the worlds water resources.
One toilet flush uses as much water as the average person in a developing
country uses for a whole days drinking, cooking, washing and cleaning!
Effects of global warming, such as rising sea levels and altered seasonal
patterns, are having a debilitating impact on freshwater resources.
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80
percent of disease in two-thirds of the world is related to poor drinking
water and sanitation.
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