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FACETS cif <br />_ t ter St <br /> n the United States it`s easy to take <br /> water for granted. Tum on the tap <br />~~, and -there it is! But a huge <br />^~~~ <br />: <br />, <br />~ ,number of the world's population <br />, \ <br />Y <br />~l <br />`` ~ doesn't have that luxury, and <br />_ improving the situation as our global <br />`_ <br />~~, 'population continues to expand will <br />\ <br />i ~ -, ~ require a new approach. <br />_ ~, ~ ~ "~ On a planet where most of the <br /> `-,; surface is covered with water, it can <br />bVaterYear2Q03 ~ be difficult to imagine that more than <br /> one billion people do not have access <br /> i to safe drinking water, while another <br /> <br />-: 2.4 billion don't have adequate <br />sanitary systems. These harsh <br />conditions may seem medieval, but <br />they are a reality of life in much of the <br />developing world. Together, these <br />problems account for up to five <br />million deaths every year. <br />Lack of safe drinking water is due <br />to both lack of investment in water <br />systems and inadequate maintenance <br />of the systems. According to the <br />United Nations Environment <br />Program, about half the water in <br />drinking water supply systems in the <br />developing world is lost to leakage, <br />Soft Path Coaztinued on page 3 <br />r ®S S e C S <br />_- , <br />Water use, selected countries, 2000 <br /> a <br />Domestic Industrial Agriculture <br />o zo ao co ao iao <br />Afghanistan <br />Aotearoa/ <br />New Zealand <br />Australia <br />Brazil <br />Britain <br />Canada <br />China <br />Ghana <br />India <br />Israel <br />Japan <br />U.S. <br />Percent o zo ao so so ioo <br />The World's Water Continrced on page 6 <br />