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Erkin | May 28, 2009
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Facts and figures about bottled water

Over the last decade, sales of bottled water have increased dramatically to become what is estimated to be a US $100 billion industry

From 1999 to 2004, global bottled water consumption grew from approximately 118 billion litres to more than 182 billion litres.

In several cities of the developing world, demand for bottled water often stems from the fact that municipal water supplies – if available at all – fail to meet basic criteria for drinking water quality. But companies manufacturing bottled water are also generating large revenues in developed countries.
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Erkin | May 28, 2009
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Facts and figures on water and children

Of the 1.3 billion people living in abject poverty, the majority are women and children. They also happen to be the largest group systematically under-represented in water management arrangements.

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Some 3,800 children die every day from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene.

Diarrhoeal diseases remain the leading cause of death from water-related diseases in children, accounting for 21% of all deaths of children under 5 in developing countries
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