All humans are lacking in water

About 700 million people globally are living in water shortage . ' Dealing with water scarcity ' is the theme of World Water Day 2007-22 March.

'By 2025, the world will have 1.8 billion people living in extreme water shortages' . That is a warning from the United Nations to celebrate March 22 World Water Day.

The theme of 2007 World Water Day is ' Dealing with water scarcity '. On this occasion, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, issued the message, stating: 'Currently, there are about 700 million people in 43 countries living in conditions of water shortage, and by the year 2025, this number will increase to 3 billion people. '

Every day 4,500 children die from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation(Photo: uhuru.de)

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon stressed that the management of water resources in the world today is very weak, so there should be effective and feasible solutions in each country, region and worldwide to manage. , protection and development of water resources.

According to the World Health Organization, there are more than 1.1 billion people every year - mainly in Africa and some other poor regions of the world - must use potentially harmful water sources for health because no there is another option.

As a result, more than 3.4 million people die from contaminated water-related diseases every year, making dirty water one of the leading causes of disease and death worldwide. Particularly for children, there are about 4,500 deaths every day due to polluted water sources and lack of basic sanitation conditions.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the UN has set a target that by 2015, 50% of people without clean water to drink and lack of hygienic conditions must be cut. According to many international organizations, water scarcity has not been properly evaluated and resolved.

While the demand for water has tripled over the past 50 years, signs of water scarcity are becoming more pronounced. One of the evidences is that many rivers and lakes have disappeared and the well has become increasingly dry. And the impact of this situation on the poor is enormous.

Before the planet is increasingly ' thirsty ', the United Nations calls on governments to make more efforts to coordinate issues such as: the right to exploit groundwater, the change of water flow. in the area, protecting and developing common water sources, etc. If those efforts are successful, the world can narrow the gap between water supply and water demand.

David Douglas, President of Water Advocates, said: 'Clean drinking water and basic sanitation are the foundation of development in all areas, from health to education, economic growth and environmental protection. sustainable school '.

Minh Quang

According to World Water Day, Water Online, PR Newswire, VNN