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Over one billion people, nearly one fifth of the world's population, still lack access to safe drinking water. Nearly two billion people lack safe sanitation. The links on this page provide information from organizations and people who are doing something to help overcome these and the many associated problems.

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Poverty and Water - Solving One Will Solve the Other

IETC's main role is to promote the application of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) to address urban environmental problems, such as sewage, air pollution, solid waste and noise, and the management of freshwater resources to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

The full report "Future Dilemmas: Options to 2050 for Australia's population, technology, resources and environment" and a 61 page summary document can be downloaded. Future Dilemmas explores the consequences of three scenarios for people, urban infrastructure, the natural environment, energy, water and a broad range of other issues.

Journey to Forever is a pioneering expedition by a small, mobile NGO (Non-Government Organization) involved in environment and rural development work, starting from Hong Kong and travelling 40,000 kilometres through 26 countries in Asia and Africa to Cape Town, South Africa.

Lifewater Canada is a Christian, non-profit organization of people from across Canada who are bound together by a common desire to ensure that people everywhere have access to adequate supplies of safe water.

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