783 million of the 7 billion people on the planet
do not have access to clean water
------
One of our most insistent crises we face is the
worldwide shortage of clean water. And with a
rapidly growing population, policymakers are increasingly
concerned with the proper management and
distribution of this most important resource.2 Approximately
70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with
water, although only 2.5% of that is freshwater