Organised by the World Bank, World Water Week is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. In 2019, World Water Week will address the theme “Water for society – Including all”.
“The water crisis is a matter of too much, too little, and too polluted. Too much because the devastating impacts of floods, exacerbated by climate change, are hitting poor people first and worst. Too little because, across the world today, 2.2 billion people lack reliable access to safe drinking water services and 4.2 billion lack safe sanitation. Water scarcity could cost some regions up to 6% of their GDP, spur migration and, in the extreme, spark civil conflict. And water is too polluted because there is a dramatic increase in water pollutants from a range of contaminants and wastewater does not get collected or treated.” (The World Bank)
For further reading:
http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/962901566309738776/WaterBrochure2019-complete-web.pdf
We all need water.
How can you help? Use only the water you need, don’t contaminate water, eat mostly plants and plant trees.
