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Global Water Challenge: Universal Access to Clean Water

Global Water Challenge: Universal Access to Clean Water

Posted on Mar 27, 2009 by Derek Markham.

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Here are 3 quick but sobering facts about the present world water situation: Water insecurity could increase malnutrition in 75-125 million people by 2080. Diarrhea caused by unclean water kills five times as many children as HIV/AIDS. In some areas, the amount of available water can fall below 1/10th the basic human requirement.1 The good news is that there is an organization with a lot of clout behind it working to change those facts, and give people universal access to clean water and sanitation: Global Water Challenge.

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