World Water Day 2012-2020 : March 23: Friday: 2012 -United Arab Emirates : World Press Centre
The world water crisis is one of the largest public health issues of our time.Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world’s population) lack access to safe drinking water1. The lack of clean, safe drinking water is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day. In fact, out of the 2.2 million unsafe drinking water deaths in 2004, 90% were children under the age of five. Water is essential to the treatment of diseases, something especially critical for children.
This problem isn’t confined to a particular region of the world. A third of the
Earth’s population lives in “water stressed” countries and that number is expected to rise dramatically over the next two decades. The crisis is worst in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
The world water crisis is created by a confluence of factors including climate
and geography, lack of water systems and infrastructure, and inadequate sanitation, something that 2.6 billion people (40% of the world’s population) lack access. Some of these countries have additional problems, including high levels of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water. Let us work together to implement and influence water and sanitation policy and practice.
Save Water, Save our Planet
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Released: on December 25, 2011