World With More Phones Than Toilets Shows Water Challenge
Businessweek
Solving that developmental dilemma has so far confounded leaders, some of whom will meet today in The Hague to discuss water cooperation.
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A human being can survive an average of three to five days without the intake of water.
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The nexus of food, energy and water is the most important water issue going forward, Lindstrom said.
“It’s not only providing basic services,” he said. “If we continue to consume the way we do we will not have the water to cater to all these different needs.”