Water/Waste Processing

Water/Waste Processing - Feb 2012

Write In 107 Water Facts 3900 children die every day from waterborne diseases About 26 billion people lack access to toilets and other forms of basic sanitation 18 million people die every day from diarrheal diseases 90 percent of which are children under 5 5 percent of GDP in Africa is lost annually due to illness and death caused by dirty water and poor sanitation Over the past 10 years diarrhea has killed more children than all armed conflicts in the past 60 years 200 liters of water per day are used by the average European 400 liters of water per day are used by the average North American 20 percent of the children in poor countries do not reach the age of 5 because of infectious diseases provoked by poor water quality 65 percent of deaths caused by diarrheal diseases could be reduced by the integrated approach of providing water sanitation and hygiene 90 percent of water related diseases are due to unsafe water supply sanitation and hygiene and are mostly concentrated on children in developing countries 1 invested in sanitation can save between 3 and 34 in medical costs lost productivity and saved time Source 6th World Water Forum The 12 priorities for action drive the contributions of the world water community towards a more healthy peaceful prosperous and resilient blue planet They are clustered around the three pillars of sustainable development They are completed by three crosscutting Conditions for Success Under each Priority for Action a series of targets translates the identified issues into concrete and achievable objectives at all levels Solutions may take a variety of forms legal technical financial or educational Those solutions will be presented shared and debated during more than 300 sessions and panels over six days To learn more about the World Water Forum and to register for the event visit www WorldWaterForum6 org www waterwaste com Water Waste Processing February 2012 11 World Water Forum www worldwaterforum6 org Write In 200