Clare DEAL

• 50% of the world population live in cities of 10 million people or more
• Every second, the urban population grows by 2 people
• Half of the world hospitalization is due to  water related disease
• Every year, more people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war
• Progress in access to water and sanitation is undermined by the rapid urban population growth in the last decades.

• International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March to draw attention to the importance of freshwater and management of freshwater resources.

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