Acces to safe drinking water: an absolute emergency for territories and populations Alain-Richard DONWAHI. President of the COP 15, UNITED NATIONS WATER CONFERENCE ON DESERTIFICATION and President of the Regional Council of Nawa, Ivory Coast Build roads, provide access to electricity, offer economic opportunities: if there is no water, nothing is possible. Water is essential to life, to the prosperity of states and territories, to the health of populations and the planet. But when it comes to access to safe drinking water, the figures are alarming. Today, more than 2 billion people in the world do not have access to safe drinking water.
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