For World Water Day the international not-for-profit organisation WaterAid published the report “The Water Gap – state of the world's water in Water security, Equality and non-discrimination”. Despite its incorporation in the Global Goals for Sustainable Development as goal 6 to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, it is the poorest and least powerful who are without water.
While more than 60% of humanity already live in areas of water stress, we know how to deliver clean water. We have the skills and technology to prevent diseases and support sustainable development and community welfare. Today, it should not be a normality that around 289.000 children under five die each year of diarrhoeal illness directly linked to dirty water, poor hygiene and inadequate toilets.
The official UN theme for this year’s World Water Day is “Nature for Water” and explores how nature can be used to tackle the water challenges of the 21st century. Climate change and therewith environmental damage enforces drought, floods and water pollution and makes it even harder to provide everyone with the water we need to survive.Learn more on nature-based solutions to rebalance the water cycle here.
