humanity�*s lifeblood, water, is increasingly at risk around the world due to vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment. that is the language used in the un report. 10% of the global population currently lives in areas that are high or critically water stressed. in our report, we said that up to 3.5 billion people live under conditions of water stress at least one month a year. the meeting in new york is asking governments and the private sector to come up with a water action agenda to meet a goal set in 2015 to ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030. the un says up to half the world�*s population does not have access to sanitation and a quarter does not have access to safe water supply. it blames unsustainable water use, pollution and unchecked global warming. the un is now calling for a change in attitude towards water as a shared resource.