INTERACTIVE MAP: The world’s fresh water supply97% of the world’s water supply is salty, and 2% is frozen. So where is the 1% we can actually use to keep the planet alive? Have a play with National Geographic’s great infographic.
Drinking water supply
How the UN poisoned Bangladesh
How a UN and World Bank-backed scheme to bring clean drinking water to millions of Bangladeshis went horribly wrong, resulting in what the World Health Organisation has labeled “the largest mass poisoning of a population in history”.
Video of the Day: Making dirty water drinkable
With much of the world lacking access to clean drinking water, a new portable filter that turns filthy water clean in seconds could prove revolutionary.
China to face its first green lawsuit
A group of residents in China’s Guizhou province are planning to launch an unprecedented lawsuit against the government, with complaints they have suffered from a polluted drinking water supply.
Scientists argue for human rights approach to water
Fighting droughts with droits: as scientists warn that the world’s fresh water supplies will soon run critically short, and companies scramble to privatise them, some researchers and activists are calling for water to be labelled a basic human right.
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