H2O Facts
- Half of the world's people lack basic sanitation services, while more than a billion lack drinkable water.
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- Water-related diseases still affect hundreds of millions, in Africa and Asia, some, such as cholera, are on the rise.
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- A child dies every four seconds from water-related illnesses.
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- Over 80% of the rural population living in South Asia do not have access to adequate sanitation.
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- Water tables are being drained in every continent except Antarctica.
Only 1% of the world's water is drinkable.
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- It costs less than you think to help make the change. Cold statistics mean little.
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How can the cost of human life be measured? |
Source:
UNICEF report:
The State of the World's Children 1999
Dr. Peter H. Gleick:
The World's Water:
The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, 1998-99.
