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UNEP - Clearing the Waters:
A focus on water quality solutions
Abstract
Clean, safe, and adequate freshwater is vital to the survival
of all living organisms and the smooth functioning of
ecosystems, communities, and economies. But the quality
of the world’s water is increasingly threatened as human
populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand,
and as climate change threatens to cause major alterations
of the hydrologic cycle. Poor water quality threatens the
health of people and ecosystems, reduces the availability of
safe water for drinking and other uses, and limits economic
productivity and development opportunities. There is an
urgent need for the global community – both the public and
private sector – to join together to take on the challenge of
protecting and improving the quality of water in our rivers,
lakes, aquifers, and taps. To do so we must commit to
preventing future water pollution, treating waters that are
already contaminated, and restoring the quality and health of
rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, and estuaries; this enables
these waters to meet the broadest possible range of human
and ecosystem needs. These actions will be felt all the way
from the headwaters of our watersheds to the oceans,
fisheries, and marine environments that help sustain humanity.
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