2.6 billion
people do not have access to proper sanitation facilities such as toilets.(JMP Report, UNICEF/WHO 2006)
1.1 billion
people do not have access to proper drinking water facilities such as aqueducts and tubewells.(JMP Report, UNICEF/WHO 2006)
3.8 million
people die each year of water related diseases.
6.6 billion
and more people in the world today.(State of World Population, UNFPA 2007)
7 billion
people in 60 countries will be facing water shortages by the middle of the 21st century.(UNU-EHS 2004)
2 billion
people will have suffered from flood damage stemming from population increase and climate change by the middle of the 21st century.(UHU-EHS 2004)
9 billion
people in the world by 2050.(State of World Population, UNFPA 2007) Asia-Pacific Water Forum