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Inter Press Service (IPS) News Agency - United Nations, 13 July 2017
"2 Billion People Don't Have Access To Clean Water Opens up Fissures of Inequality"
by Roshni MAJUMDAR
More than two billion people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Although significant progress to ensure access to drinking water has been achieved, there is still a long way to go to ensure its quality - deemed free from pollutants and safe for drinking.
"Clean water and sanitation is central to other outcomes, for example, nutrition among children. While many countries like India have made it a top priority, many others haven't been able to emphasise the issue yet," Sanjay Wijesekera, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at UNICEF, told IPS.
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Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale
A cross-culturally validated scale to measure water insecurity at the household level
Many families do not have accuess to safe water in sufficient quantities!
Water (in)security is a complex, multifaceted topic. Each year, 4 billion people experience severe water scarcity for at least 1 month of the year. This issue is compounded by the fact that, worldwide , 663 million people lack access to an improved water source (and are at high risk for drinking contaminated water).
In an effort to better understanding the underpinnings of this highky prevalent problem, a research team has developed a working definition of water security that seeks to capture the multi-dimensional aspects of water and its use. Water insequrity is when any dimnsion (quality, quanitity, availability, accessibility) is not achieved.
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