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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The UN convened a major conference on water Wednesday as one in four people in the world does not have access to clean drinking water. A report released Tuesday ahead of the conference, the first in 46 years, revealed that around 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack access to basic sanitation.<\/p>\n

Access to safe drinking water by 2030 is one of the UN\u2019s 17 sustainable development goals adopted in 2015. The global urban population facing water scarcity is estimated to double from 930 million people in 2016 to between 1.7 and 2.4 billion in 2050, according to the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater is a human right \u2014 and a common development denominator to shape a better future.<\/p>\n

But water is in deep trouble,\u201d UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the opening ceremony of the three-day conference co-chaired by the Netherlands and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are draining humanity\u2019s lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use, and evaporating it through global heating.<\/p>\n

We have broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater,\u201d he said
\nHe said nearly three out of four natural disasters are linked to water and urged countries to work across borders to manage water and \u201cmassively\u201d invest in water and sanitation systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimate action and a sustainable water future are two sides of the same coin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have a moment to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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