World Water Week: Q&A With the Food and Water Watch
By Sarah Newman, writer at TakePart
1) More than 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water. This number is expected to increase with the rise in the global population. Scarcity doesn’t seem to be the issue, so what can to be done to improve access to clean water?
There is a shortage of fresh water sources in many countries and communities throughout the world. Government agencies and non-government agencies must work together to ensure that fresh water resources are not being wasted or diverted away from communities that cannot afford it.
In order to improve access to clean water, government agencies must begin to focus on funding clean water infrastructure projects and publicly owned clean water technologies. Unfortunately, some government agencies are turning to privatization as a solution to their water problems. Rather than addressing the issue, privatization is making access to clean water even less adequate. Private companies view water as a commodity rather than a necessary element for human existence and are making huge profits from distribution and sales of water to poor communities. Food & Water Watch supports public control over water and water delivery systems, where money paid for water goes directly back into the system and is used to protect water resources.
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