13 pictures to make you think twice about wasting water
Some 650 million people do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of diseases and premature death
A child drinks water from a pipe in a makeshift settlement in Peshawar on March 22, 2016. International World Water Day is held annually on March 22 to focus global attention on the importance of water and advocate for sustainable water resource management. PHOTO: AFP
Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrheal diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates - or one child every two minutes.
Among newborn babies, the World Health Organisation says infections caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment cause one death every minute somewhere in the world.
This year's United Nations World Water Day, marked on March 22, is focused on water and jobs and designed to highlight how water can create paid and decent work and contribute to a greener economy and sustainable development.
Here we look at 13 pictures of water being used around the world on World Water Day, 2016.
Among newborn babies, the World Health Organisation says infections caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment cause one death every minute somewhere in the world.
This year's United Nations World Water Day, marked on March 22, is focused on water and jobs and designed to highlight how water can create paid and decent work and contribute to a greener economy and sustainable development.
Here we look at 13 pictures of water being used around the world on World Water Day, 2016.