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    Worldwide, millions of people lack access to clean water. 783 million people do not have access to safe drinking water, and over 2 billion lack basic sanitation. Poor water quality and lack of access disproportionately impact developing nations in Africa and Asia. In India, only one third of the population has clean water, and water-related diseases cause one fifth of illnesses. China has 300 million people without drinking water, and 190 million regularly consume polluted supplies. In Africa, only 16% have household water connections, and water collection prevents education and economic opportunities. Some experts warn the United States also faces a growing water crisis as infrastructure ages and supplies are taxed.

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    Worldwide, millions of people lack access to clean water. 783 million people do not have access to safe drinking water, and over 2 billion lack basic sanitation. Poor water quality and lack of access disproportionately impact developing nations in Africa and Asia. In India, only one third of the population has clean water, and water-related diseases cause one fifth of illnesses. China has 300 million people without drinking water, and 190 million regularly consume polluted supplies. In Africa, only 16% have household water connections, and water collection prevents education and economic opportunities. Some experts warn the United States also faces a growing water crisis as infrastructure ages and supplies are taxed.

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    Worldwide, millions of people lack access to clean water. 783 million people do not have access to safe drinking water, and over 2 billion lack basic sanitation. Poor water quality and lack of access disproportionately impact developing nations in Africa and Asia. In India, only one third of the population has clean water, and water-related diseases cause one fifth of illnesses. China has 300 million people without drinking water, and 190 million regularly consume polluted supplies. In Africa, only 16% have household water connections, and water collection prevents education and economic opportunities. Some experts warn the United States also faces a growing water crisis as infrastructure ages and supplies are taxed.

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    The Water Crisis

    Worldwide
    A global look at water inequalities

    There are 7 BILLION people


    on Earth, yet millions of
    people all over the world, are
    without access to clean
    water

    Inequalities and Human


    Rights

    http://water.org/water-crisis/

    Water by numbers
    783 million people do not have access to clean
    and safe water worldwide

    1 in 9 people world wide do not have access to


    safe and clean drinking water

    1 in 3 people, or 2.4 billion, are without


    improved sanitation facilities

    Water by numbers
    443 million school days are lost each year due to
    water-related diseases.

    Nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of


    5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease

    Women and girls are responsible for water

    collection in seven out of ten households in 45


    developing countries

    What does the


    water crisis look like
    around the world?

    Lets travel to India

    In India
    About 1/5 of the countrys diseases are water
    related

    Only 33% of the country has access to safe,


    clean water

    1 out of 2 children in India is malnourished


    Reasons:
    Pollution
    Overpopulation

    Lets travel to China

    In China
    300 million are without access to clean drinking
    water

    190 million regularly drink polluted water


    9,884,215.2586866 acres of agricultural land is
    irrigated by polluted water

    Reasons:
    Pollution
    Overpopulation

    Lets travel to Africa

    In Africa
    Only 16% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access to
    drinking water through a household connection

    Young children die from dehydration and malnutrition, results

    of suffering from diarrheal illnesses that could be prevented by


    clean water and good hygiene

    Women and young girls, who are the major role-players in

    accessing and carrying water, are prevented from doing


    income-generating work or attending school, as the majority of
    their day is often spent walking miles for their daily water
    needs

    Reasons:
    Drought
    Poverty
    Pollution

    Heading back home

    In the U.S.A
    The United States is on the verge of a national crisis
    that could mean the end of clean, cheap water.

    Hundreds of cities and towns are at risk of sudden


    and severe shortages, either because available
    water is not safe to drink or because there simply
    isnt enough of it

    Some of the oldest pipes still in use, built from cast


    iron in the late 1880s, were expected to last about
    120 years. Newer pipes, built during the post-World
    War II boom, were designed to last about 75 years

    Some researchers claim that Lake Mead, which


    currently supplies water to 22 million people, may
    be dry by 2021

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