Water Divides the World

Water Divides the World

(July 13, 2007) The rich have it and the poor struggle to get it. Americans use more water per capita than the people of any other nation, yet we argue over how to use it. In poorer nations, the connection between wealth and water runs closer to the surface. From drippy faucets to dry taps, a look at water issues among the rich and the poor.

SOURCES: Fox News, U.S.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; NTA, Nigeria; Adela News, Mexico; CCTV, China.

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