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Global access to clean water critical

PNG villagers swim to reach clean-water containers during a 2007 flood.
PNG villagers swim to reach clean-water containers during a 2007 flood. Source: AAP

Water is the world's most valuable resource.But climate change, poor sanitation and unsustainable water use is threatening global supplies.


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Water is the world's most valuable resource.But climate change, poor sanitation and unsustainable water use is threatening global supplies.


More than 600 million people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water. Another 2 billion do not have access to basic sanitation or hygiene. While some countries use an abundance of clean water, other nations go without. And UNICEF Australia's head of international programs, Felicity Wever, says uneven water distribution has devastating results.

 

 


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