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Situation of water access in the world

Bridge Initiative Team — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:52:10 +0100

Figures show an important water crisis : 1,1 billion people live with no access to drinking water. The purification situation is dramatic. More than 2 out of 6 people have inadequate access to sanitation, in other words 2,6 billion people. 3900 children die each day from water-related diseases (WHO 2004)

There are important inequalities in water usage. In North America and in Japan, water use per person per day in residential areas is 350 litres. In Europe the figure is 200 litres per person per day, compared with 10-20 litres in sub-saharan Africa.

Water for all: history, politics, economics, futures

Bridge Initiative Team — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:18:08 +0200

by David Hall

The comparative advantage of the public sector in the development of urban water supply

Pierre Johnson — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:12:14 +0200

by Emanuele Lobina and David Hall
PSIRU, Business School, University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, UK

Access to Water: A fundamental right

admin — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:06:51 +0200

by Henri Smets, Académie de l’eau, France, No English translation Available.

Financing water for all and sanitation : lessons from Capetown (South Africa)

admin — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:04:32 +0200

by Sylvy JAGLIN Professeur, Université de Nantes Latts (UMR 8134).