Preface

AS WE ENTER THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY A GLOBAL WATER CRISIS IS THREATENING the security, stability and environmental sustainability of all nations, particularly those in the developing world. Millions die each year from water-related diseases, while water pollution and ecosystem destruction grow. Again, those in developing countries are hardest hit. In its Millennium Declaration, the United Nations (UN) called on the nations of the world to 'halve by 2015 the proportion of people who are unable to reach, or to afford, safe drinking water', and to 'stop the unsustainable exploitation of water resources by developing water management strategies at the regional, national and local levels, which promote both equitable access and adequate supplies'.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Clean Water and Sanitation