Water Policy 'Fails World's Poor'
BBC News science and nature reporter
By Mark Kinver
March 11, 2006
Almost 20% of the world's population still lacks access to safe drinking water because of failed policies, an influential report has concluded.
The UN World Water Development Report also blames a lack of resources and environmental changes for the problem.
The study calls for better leadership if a goal of halving the proportion of people without proper access to safe water by 2015 is to be achieved.
The findings will be outlined next week at the World Water Forum in Mexico.
Described as the most comprehensive assessment to date of the world's freshwater supplies, the report said that politicians, businesses and aid charities all had a role to play in addressing the problem.
Although steady progress had been made in recent years, it said that more still needed to be done.
More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4787758.stm
By Mark Kinver
March 11, 2006
Almost 20% of the world's population still lacks access to safe drinking water because of failed policies, an influential report has concluded.
The UN World Water Development Report also blames a lack of resources and environmental changes for the problem.
The study calls for better leadership if a goal of halving the proportion of people without proper access to safe water by 2015 is to be achieved.
The findings will be outlined next week at the World Water Forum in Mexico.
Described as the most comprehensive assessment to date of the world's freshwater supplies, the report said that politicians, businesses and aid charities all had a role to play in addressing the problem.
Although steady progress had been made in recent years, it said that more still needed to be done.
More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4787758.stm
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