Lack of safe water has significant costs to societies in terms of health costs, lost economic productivity, and human suffering. For example, 14,000 to 30,000 people die each day from water-related diseases; most of these deaths are children and elderly persons. Concerns over these losses and suffering
Access to safe and reliable local water supplies is a major challenge in many communities in developing countries. Without the benefit of piped-in supplies, many people must devote part of their day to securing water for their daily needs. In this photograph, Pakistani villagers pull drinking water from a 122-meter (400-foot) well. Read more
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