The Atlas of WaterCovering the global picture, this book provides an overview of our water consumption, as well as highlighting the scarcity and quality of our most critical resource in vulnerable regions such as California, the Middle East and India. |
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... diarrhoea . In developing countries some 4 million people are affected each year and many But this is not the end of the story . As much as 80 percent of all illnesses in developing countries are water - related . Some , like diarrhoea ...
... diarrhoea . In developing countries some 4 million people are affected each year and many But this is not the end of the story . As much as 80 percent of all illnesses in developing countries are water - related . Some , like diarrhoea ...
Page 52
... Diarrhoea is endemic in countries with poor water supplies . Children become infected and then re - infected in a deadly cycle of disease . Severe diarrhoea , if left untreated , can kill simply through dehydration . Chronic diarrhoea ...
... Diarrhoea is endemic in countries with poor water supplies . Children become infected and then re - infected in a deadly cycle of disease . Severe diarrhoea , if left untreated , can kill simply through dehydration . Chronic diarrhoea ...
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... diarrhoea 12 , 47 , 52 , 52 disease 52-53 , 54-55 , 56-57 , 66 domestic water use 24 , 30 , 30-31 , 48 , 86 , 90-91 drainage 34 drinking water 26 , 53 , 56 , 66 , 86 drip irrigation 87 droughts 59 , 72 , 72-73 dysentery 52 Ebro river ...
... diarrhoea 12 , 47 , 52 , 52 disease 52-53 , 54-55 , 56-57 , 66 domestic water use 24 , 30 , 30-31 , 48 , 86 , 90-91 drainage 34 drinking water 26 , 53 , 56 , 66 , 86 drip irrigation 87 droughts 59 , 72 , 72-73 dysentery 52 Ebro river ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
About the authors | 17 |
MORE PEOPLE LESS WATER | 23 |
Copyright | |
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AFGHANISTAN agriculture ALGERIA amount of water ANGOLA ZAMBIA aquifers areas ARGENTINA Asia BANGLADESH BELARUS BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REP CHILE COLOMBIA CONGO contaminated cubic metres dams desalination developing countries disease DJIBOUTI domestic DOMINICAN drinking water ECUADOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERITREA ETHIOPIA flood fresh water GABON groundwater GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA hectares HONDURAS HUNGARY hydropower India INDONESIA industrial IRAN IRAQ irrigation Israel JAMAICA JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA kilometres km³ KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LEBANON LESOTHO LITHUANIA litres m³ per person MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MAURITANIA Mexico mg/litre million MOLDOVA MONGOLIA MOROCCO ALGERIA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA NEPAL NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA PAKISTAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU BRAZIL PHILIPPINES pollutants population renewable water REPUBLIC rivers ROMANIA RUSSIA sanitation SENEGAL GAMBIA SOUTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA CHINA SRI LANKA SUDAN SYRIA TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Turkey TURKMENISTAN UKRAINE URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA wastewater water resources water supply wetlands World Water YEMEN ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE