World Water Week
Friday 30 August is the final day of World Water Week. Find out how much you know about one of the biggest environmental concerns of our time.
Globally, how many people live without easy access to clean water?
What percentage of the population in Liberia have limited access to safe drinking water?
50% of deaths due to diarrhoea in the world are caused by unsafe water, sanitation or hygiene. True or false?
How many people live in countries where access to safe water is limited?
WASH stands for...
In total, 40% of the planet’s population lack access to basic handwashing facilities in the home. True or false?
In 2016, a landmark deal was signed to combat climate change, which is the single greatest threat to safe water access. What is this agreement known as?
Children living in areas of conflict are twice as likely to die from water-related diseases than violence. True or false?
According to the World Health Organisation, which country has the worst access to clean water sources on the planet?
Around 4 billion people, or two thirds of the world's population, experience water scarcity during at least one month of the year. True or false?
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Want to learn more?
Concern has a large Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme that is operational in 22 countries across a number of diverse contexts.
For the WASH sector, we aim to achieve significant and lasting improvements in the lives of the extreme poor through the establishment of a whole range of services including access to safe water, safe disposal of faeces, adoption of new hygiene behaviours and solid waste management, amongst others.
You can find out a lot more about our Health and Nutrition work here.
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