the cycle, destroyed eco systems and contaminated ground water. in a new report on the issue, the united nations says: consumption of water keeps rising, with about 10 percent of the world s population living under water stress. that s where the ratio of water use to water availability is considered high or critical . at the last assessment in 2020, more than a quarter of people around the globe still lacked access to safe drinking water, while 3.6 billion lacked access to safely managed sanitation services. the report says the water crisis is worst in low income countries. for example, an estimated 70% of the population of sub saharan africa lacks safe drinking water services. also at the summit is american actor and co founder of the non profit water.org matt damon. let s hear what he had to say in an interview on the margins of the conference:
it s it s a massive issue that touches everything that affects women and girls. and disproportionately affected by this and the lower millions of girls are not in school because of this because they are collecting water. with more on the un s aims at the conference, here s aruna iyengar: 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
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.
of the world s population live under water stress where the ratio of water use to water availability is considered high or critical . at the last assessment in 2020, more than a quarter of people around the globe still lacked access to safe drinking water, while 3.6 billion lacked access to safely managed sanitation services. the report says the water crisis is worst in low income countries for example, an estimated 70% of the population of sub saharan africa lacks safe drinking water services. aru na iyengar reports. 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