The Key to Solving the Global Water Crisis

The Key to Solving the Global Water Crisis

The global water crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity today. More than 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water, and 3.5 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation. This crisis undermines health and safety, education, and economic opportunity. For communities already struggling, the consequences are devastating: children miss school, women spend hours each day collecting water, and families face incre…

Every 22 March, World Water Day reminds us that although access is a fundamental right, unfortunately it is not a reality for everyone.Thousands of families in settlements in the region, including boys and girls, face serious diseases due to lack of adequate sanitation.According to recent data from UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO, 2023), approximately 420,000 children under the age of 5 died from diarrhoeal diseases due to lack of …

“World Water Day finds that 3 billion people have problems accessing healthy drinking water, while millions of people, most of them children, die each year from diseases related to contaminated water. This is the result of the transformation of water into a commodity, but also of the constant competition for profit between the monopolistic groups and the imperialist centers for the extraction of water.

Water: The key to unlocking synergies between the Rio Conventions - International Science Council

In this blog, Bapon Fakhruddin, Water Sector Lead at the Green Climate Fund and Chair of CODATA's Task Group on FAIR DRR, explores the critical role of water in fostering synergies among the three Rio Conventions — UNFCCC (climate change), UNCBD (biodiversity), and UNCCD (desertification).

The Water Crisis: The Global Problem. Are There Any Solutions? - Official Blog of Rotaract Club of University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Written by: Rtr. Nethmini Kaushalya Gunathilaka March 22nd marks World Water Day, a global observance dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of water conservation. Freshwater scarcity is becoming an increasingly dire issue worldwide, affecting millions of people daily. From the arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa to drought-ridden areas in the United States, water […] The post The Water Crisis: The Global Problem. Are There …

They approve a law that protects users from excessive water consumption.The global water crisis affects more than 4.4 billion people, that is, more than half of the world's population lives without access to drinking water, according to Science magazine data.In Peru, the situation is no less alarming: around 3.3 million people do not have access to safe water, and the figure almost doubles in terms of lack of sewage connections.This scarcity and…