Overcoming water scarcity and quality constraints: Domestic Water Supply, Hygine, and Sanitation
The Earth was home to 6 billion people in 2000: 1.1 billion of them lacked safe water and 2.4 billion lacked adequate sanitation. As a consequence, water- and sanitation-relation diseases are widespread. Nearly 250 million cases are reported every year, with more than 3 million deaths annually-about...
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| Formato: | Artículo preliminar |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156276 |
| Sumario: | The Earth was home to 6 billion people in 2000: 1.1 billion of them lacked safe water and 2.4 billion lacked adequate sanitation. As a consequence, water- and sanitation-relation diseases are widespread. Nearly 250 million cases are reported every year, with more than 3 million deaths annually-about 10,000 a day. |
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