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Water scarcity affects one in three people on every continent of the globe. The situation is getting worse as needs for water rise with population growth, urbanization, and increases in household and industrial use. Lack of access to clean water is emerging as one of the most troubling challenges of our time.

 

Here are locations of
several on-the-ground water projects our partners are running
around the world.

View other project areas:

• Poverty Alleviation
• Sustainable Economic Development
• Natural Security
• Food Security
• Global Health

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Water scarcity affects one in three people on every continent of the globe. The situation is getting worse as needs for water rise along with population growth, urbanization and increases in household and industrial uses.

Water is an essential resource to sustain life. Governments and community organizations must make it a priority to ensure adequate supplies of quality water are available so people can live healthy lives, businesses can prosper, and nations can be strong and stable.