AEFJN www.aefjn.org - NAD www.netzwerkafrika.de Sustainable use of water, oceans and marine resources No Life without water. Even more than food we need it to survive. That is why access to water is a basic human right. Yet, some 663 Million people do not...
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AEFJN www.aefjn.org - NAD www.netzwerkafrika.de Sustainable use of water, oceans and marine resources No Life without water. Even more than food we need it to survive. That is why access to water is a basic human right. Yet, some 663 Million people do not have access to clean water. About a third of the world’s population lacks basic sanitary services. Polluted water and lack of hygiene are the causes of many sicknesses. The oceans, too, are polluted by plastic materials and industrial and agricultural toxic wastes which harm fish populations and destroy corral riffs and marine ecosystems. Already now climate change means for many regions of the African continent less rainfall, lower ground water levels and lack of drinking water. The struggle for diminishing water supplies is likely to cause major conflicts in the future. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for the conservation and fair and effective management of all water resources. What do the SDG call for? The SDGs deman
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