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Science and Development Network
Effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are needed if water-borne diseases are ever to be controlled.
New York Times
The vast amounts of food lost to spoilage and insects in poor countries, and simply tossed in rich ones, also represent an enormous stream of wasted water, according to a new report that calls for big improvements in a world heading toward 9 billion hungry, thirsty mouths.
Radio Netherlands
Incomprehensible! That is the word many fieldworkers use to describe the lack of good sanitary facilities in many countries. More than 2.6 billion people have no access to decent sanitary facilities; 80 percent of them (1.9 billion) are in Asia, according to figures from the Asian Development Bank. These large numbers are not really surprising, as China, India and Indonesia are among the top-five of the world’s most populous countries.