UN report warns of significant threats to water supplies

The surging growth in global population, climate change, widespread mismanagement and increasing demand for energy have tightened the grip on the world's evaporating water supplies, warned a new United Nations (UN) report released ahead of the World Water Forum.

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News type	Inbrief
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Source of information	water 21
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
Geographical coverage	international
News date	19/03/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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