An estimated 1.1 billion people rely on unsafe drinking-water sources.
More people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for better protection and sustainable management of one of the Earth’s most precious resources on the occasion of World Water Day.
Today is World Water Day 2010. The theme this year is Clean Water for a Healthy World, focusing on raising awareness of water quality issues. International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
UN World Water Day official website
Worldwaterday.org
WaterAid UK Get Involved – World Water Day 2010
Our joint publication with The World Bank, The Atlas of Global Development has a section on water resources, looking at the main issues and statistics.
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