Government of The Netherlands
Commission Calls for Sweeping Changes to Achieve Global Water Security:
Warns of Major Water Crises and Shortages Unless Reforms are Adopted
Warns of Major Water Crises and Shortages Unless Reforms are Adopted
03-13-2000
The World Commission on Water for the 21st Century warns that the current water crisis –- in which one billion people do not have access to safe water...
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World’s Rivers in Crisis
Some Are Dying; Others Could Die
Some Are Dying; Others Could Die
11-29-1999
More than one-half of the world’s major rivers are being seriously depleted and polluted, degrading and poisoning the surrounding ecosystems...
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The Poor Pay Much More for Water...
Use Much Less – Often Contaminated
Use Much Less – Often Contaminated
08-05-1999
Poor people in the developing world pay on average 12 times more per liter of water bought than fellow citizens connected to municipal systems...
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The World Water Gap
World’s Ability to Feed Itself Threatened by Water Shortage
World’s Ability to Feed Itself Threatened by Water Shortage
03-20-1999
The water equation is simple but deadly: some 20 percent more water is needed than is available to feed the additional 3 billion people who will be alive by 2025...
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