According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water. Somewhere around 2.2 million people die a year from water-borne diseases, most of which are children. By 2025 half the world’s population might live in water-stressed regions. These statistics are alarming and may get worse as the global population increases and climate continues to change. Solving this global issue is possible if the countries of the globe make the decision to come together and work together. A study by various world groups estimated that it would cost about $28.4 billion dollars a year from 2015 – 2030 to extend basic water and sanitation services to the unserved. That is such a small price to pay to improve the lives of countless people around the globe!
Bringing water to remote or desert regions may require innovative solutions. Here are a few new ideas being tried.
Creative Solutions for Clean Water Access
This falls under the UN’s Sustainable Goal #6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all