Securing
water for people
One fifth of the world’s population is without access to safe
drinking water and half of the population is without access to adequate
sanitation.
Securing
water for food production
Over the next 25 years food will be required for another 2-3 billion
people. Water is increasingly seen as a key constraint on food production…
Protecting
vital ecosystems
Aquatic ecosystems depend on water flows, seasonality and water-table
fluctuations and are threatened by poor water quality. Land and
water resources management must ensure that vital ecosystems are
maintained.
