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Home > Water Quality and Human Health - Updated: 09-09-2004 7:43 am

In 1992, 20 per cent of the world's population did not have a safe supply of water, and about 50 per cent of the population lacked adequate sanitation. A recent UN report states that more than 5 million people die annually from diseases caused by unsafe drinking water, and lack of sanitation and water for hygiene. According to the World Health Organisation, billions of people are at risk due to water-borne diseases. Read more...

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		Motueka basin (New Zealand) Landscape

		Olifants basin (South Africa, Mozambique) Water Quality

		Olifants basin (South Africa, Mozambique) Woman on her house doorstep.

		Red-Arkansas basin (USA) Measurement site

		Red-Arkansas basin (USA) Measurement

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Cattle along the river

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Erosion

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Rural housing

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Rural area within the catchment

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Schoolkids next to water pump

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Lack of water

		Thukela basin (South Africa) Watermeter

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