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TWAS - Safe Drinking Water:
The need, the problem, solutions and an action plan
Abstract
Safe drinking water is the birthright of all humankind – as much a birthright
as clean air. The majority of the world’s population, however, does not have
access to safe drinking water. This is certainly true in most parts of Africa and
Asia. Even in relatively advanced countries such as India, safe drinking water
is not readily available, particularly in rural areas. One reason safe drinking
water is of paramount concern is that 75 percent of all diseases in developing
countries arise from polluted drinking water. Knowledge about how to make
water safe for consumption is rare in most developing countries. We simply
must do a better job of raising public awareness and understanding about the
nature of the problem and the technologies and strategies that are available
to address it.
The following document describes some of the best methods for
purifying water inexpensively. The conclusion is encouraging: Appropriate,
locally based, strategies can be devised to obtain safe drinking water in many
different parts of the developing world. To this end, we hope the document
proves useful.
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