Will the wars of the 21st century be fought over water? The health of the human race and the global eco-system largely depends on access to clean water and sanitation. Yet, according to the United Nations Development Programme, over 1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean water, and 2.4 billion lack access to basic sanitation. This disproportion of critical resources heavily impacts poverty and economic and social development, jeopardizing political stability in water-deficient countries.
Though vast in scale, water inequality is being tackled by organizations all over the world, and they need your help. Browse this page to learn what you can do!
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Water: Challenges and Solutions
(Earth Focus: Episode 33) Earth Focus looks at why the availability of fresh water is a growing global challenge and at how some innovative solutions are making a difference. For over two decades the states of Georgia, Florida and Alabama have fought over water in the Chattahoochee River Basin. Filmmakers Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham's new film "Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision" explains why.
Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated nations on Earth. And the capital Dhaka is one of Asia's fastest growing cities. News and documentary producer Stephen Sapienza reports on an innovative program that has found ways to provide clean water and sewage services to Dhaka's urban slum dwellers.
Over a billion people in the world don't have access to clean water. Dr. Greg Allgood is helping change all that. He is providing millions of people with clean water using water purification packets developed by Proctor and Gamble and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Allgood heads the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program and tells Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson how this simple solution is saving lives.
Acid mine drainage is one of mining's most serious threats to water. A mine draining acid can devastate rivers and streams, and affect aquatic live for hundreds of years. Filmmaker Mike Shubbuck looks at how acid mine drainage affects waters in Pennsylvania.
Learn morea about global water issues, and find out what you can do.
(Earth Focus: Episode 33) Earth Focus looks at why the availability of fresh water is a growing global challenge and at how some innovative solutions are making a difference. For over two decades the states of Georgia, Florida and Alabama have fought over water in the Chattahoochee River Basin. Filmmakers Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham's new film "Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision" explains why.
Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated nations on Earth. And the capital Dhaka is one of Asia's fastest growing cities. News and documentary producer Stephen Sapienza reports on an innovative program that has found ways to provide clean water and sewage services to Dhaka's urban slum dwellers.
Over a billion people in the world don't have access to clean water. Dr. Greg Allgood is helping change all that. He is providing millions of people with clean water using water purification packets developed by Proctor and Gamble and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Allgood heads the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program and tells Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson how this simple solution is saving lives.
Acid mine drainage is one of mining's most serious threats to water. A mine draining acid can devastate rivers and streams, and affect aquatic live for hundreds of years. Filmmaker Mike Shubbuck looks at how acid mine drainage affects waters in Pennsylvania.
Learn morea about global water issues, and find out what you can do.
EARTH FOCUS: Water - Challenges & Solutions
Earth Focus looks at innovative solutions making a difference in the growing global challenge of fresh water availability. Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickhamon talk about their new film on the Chattahoochee water war; producer Stephen Sapienza discusses an innovative program in India that's helping urban slum dwellers; and Dr. Greg Allgood explains the power of water purification packets.
WATER TIPS FROM GOOD:
2005-2015 - International Decade for Action: Water for Life
Learn more about this decade, which was established to acknowledge the magnitude of Target 3 of Goal 7 of the UN Millenium Development Goals.
World Water Day mobilizes people around the world every year to help bring clean water to the millions who lack it.
Activate yourself through these organizations leading the fight for clean water rights:
Stockholm Internationall Water Institute | UN Economic Commission Corporate Accountability Int'l |
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