{"id":131604,"date":"2023-03-25T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T06:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=131604"},"modified":"2023-03-25T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T06:45:58","slug":"26-of-worlds-population-does-not-have-safe-drinking-water-unesco-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/26-of-worlds-population-does-not-have-safe-drinking-water-unesco-report\/","title":{"rendered":"26 % of world\u2019s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>26 % of world\u2019s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report&#8211; <\/strong>A report presented by UNESCO at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York reveals that a significant portion of the world\u2019s population still does not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to the report, 26% of the global population lacks access to safe drinking water, while 46% lack access to well-managed sanitation facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-march-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the report highlights that between two and three billion people experience water scarcity for at least a month every year, which can lead to severe consequences for livelihoods, particularly in terms of food security and access to electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the UN 2023 Water Conference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be the second UN Conference on Water after the one held in 1977 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. UN has launched a global campaign called \u2018Be the Change\u2019 to mark World Water Day 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Report: UN World Water Development Report 2023:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WWDR is published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water and its production is coordinated by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme. Every year on World Water Day (March 22nd), an annual report is released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The report\u2019s principal discoveries:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to statistics, a significant portion of the world\u2019s population, specifically two billion individuals, lack access to safe drinking water, and 3.6 billion people do not have access to well-managed sanitation facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water scarcity is expected to affect nearly half of the world&#8217;s urban population by 2050, up from one-third in 2016. In this regard, India is expected to be one of the most severely affected countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South Asia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>80% of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well as India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 % of world\u2019s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report&#8211; A report presented by UNESCO at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York reveals that a significant portion of the world\u2019s population still does not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. 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