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Women and Water - United Nations
United NATIONSD ivision for the Advancement of WomenDepartment of Economic and Social AffairsEdwina SandysFebruary 2005 PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE THE GOALS OF THE BEIJING DECLARATION AND THE PLATFORM FOR ACTIONW omenand WaterIntroductionWater and development: a growing crisisThere is widespread recognition that the world is facing a growing Water crisis, affecting the well-being of millions of the poorest people. Rapidly growing populations, urbani-zation, agricultural intensification and climate change (such as global warming) all contribute to greater competition and scarcity of Water resources. Despite massively increased provision of Water facilities over the past few decades and the development of low-cost, sustain-able technical solutions to many aspects of Water provision, millions still suffer from Water -related dis-eases and the physical, social and economic burdens associated with scarcity.
that the world is facing a growing water crisis, affecting the well-being of millions of the poorest people. Rapidly growing populations, urbani-
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