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Currently, 26% of the world's population - or almost one-fourth of all people - lack access to clean drinking water, shows the WHO and the UNICEF joint report.
Only 74% of the world's population had access to safe drinking water by 2020, according to academics. For instance, only 62% of individuals drank and utilized safe water in 2000. As a result, more than 2 billion individuals who did not previously have access to clean drinking water now do, according to the analysts' findings.
In 2019, various types of diarrhea as a result of contaminated drinking water caused more than 1.5 million fatalities worldwide. Researchers found that in the same year, cholera epidemics occurred in 69 different nations due to a lack of access to safe water. The experts also point out that arranging drinking water sources properly can cut the risk of sickness in half, and filtering water before use can cut the risk by a further 50%.
The WHO and UNICEF research claims that the environmental issue is making it harder to find clean water because it causes more frequent and severe droughts and floods. Additionally, as the researchers point out, those who reside in underprivileged areas and slums are more likely to experience a lack of access to safe water supplies due to urbanization's detrimental effects on urban systems' capacity to provide clean water to residents.
source: unicef.org
Only 74% of the world's population had access to safe drinking water by 2020, according to academics. For instance, only 62% of individuals drank and utilized safe water in 2000. As a result, more than 2 billion individuals who did not previously have access to clean drinking water now do, according to the analysts' findings.
In 2019, various types of diarrhea as a result of contaminated drinking water caused more than 1.5 million fatalities worldwide. Researchers found that in the same year, cholera epidemics occurred in 69 different nations due to a lack of access to safe water. The experts also point out that arranging drinking water sources properly can cut the risk of sickness in half, and filtering water before use can cut the risk by a further 50%.
The WHO and UNICEF research claims that the environmental issue is making it harder to find clean water because it causes more frequent and severe droughts and floods. Additionally, as the researchers point out, those who reside in underprivileged areas and slums are more likely to experience a lack of access to safe water supplies due to urbanization's detrimental effects on urban systems' capacity to provide clean water to residents.
source: unicef.org