Sentences with phrase «of access to clean drinking water»

Mr Mahama added: «If you take water, today the whole of West Africa, no country matches Ghana in terms of access to clean drinking water.

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And «more than half of the 3.4 million residents lacking access to clean drinking water,» according to POLITICO.

So, if a Guatemalan mom wants to give her nine - month - old a coffee - infused sugar drink from a bottle, I have two options: I can gasp in disgust and silently judge her in my head, pointing out all of the reasons why giving that baby anything but breast milk is not good for its health or newly formed teeth, or I can take time to learn and respect that maybe for this mom, who lives in conditions where there is little access to clean water, boiling water to make coffee is the only way to ensure her little baby doesn't get sick.

The Democrat said conditions on the island remain «deplorable» and noted that 80 percent of residents remain without power and almost a third have no access to clean drinking water more than a month after Hurricane Maria hit.

Madeleine Foote of the League of Conservation Voters said, «This executive order is about one thing: protecting polluters at the expense of our communities and their access to clean drinking water.»

«I urge leaders in Albany to convene hearings so that we can examine how officials at all levels of government have responded to contaminated drinking water in upstate communities and what must be done to restore access to clean water for residents in those communities,» she said in a statement.

Only half the population of Haiti had access to proper sanitation, and only a third had clean drinking water, even before the devastating earthquake in January.

New research demonstrates the real - world potential of providing clean drinking water for millions of people who struggle to access adequate clean water sources.

The UN estimates that half of the world's population in 2030 will live in areas with limited access to clean drinking water.

-- Nell Fox, Seattle, WA Today fully one - sixth of the world's human population lacks access to clean drinking water, and more than two million people — mostly kids — die each year from water - borne diseases.

Beyond this, millions of children around the world have little to no access to safe, clean drinking water.

Clif Bar's support of Help Build carbon offsets brings access to clean drinking water to smallholder cocoa farmers.

I am often consumed with the fact that there are, quite literally, millions (if not billions) of people in the world living in poverty without access to basic needs like clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, etc..

Talking with a lot of people there and learning more about the lack of opportunity to earn a fair wage, provide for families, have access to clean drinking water, etc. etc. etc. got me even more fired up.

Did you know that millions of people around the world don't have access to clean drinking water, and that the problem disproportionately affects women?

Some of our Apricot Lane stores carry S'well water bottles which provides access to clean water for developing countries around the world and leaves your drink cold for 24 hours!

WE Villages impact measurements include the number of communities engaged, the number of students now attending school, people with access to clean drinking water, and women empowered through alternative income programs.

Cats should also have access to plenty of clean drinking water at all times.

We can not stress enough the importance of having consistent access to clean drinking water for your pet all through the day.

Remember to give your hamsters free access to clean drinking water all the time, as well as their daily portion of Harry Hamster Tasty Mix.

Your rabbits will also need free access to clean drinking water all the time, and will enjoy a small handful of yummy fresh leafy greens every day.

Addressing the challenge of managing global water resources and providing everyone with access to clean drinking water is important to Radisson Hotel Group.

In an effort to raise awareness about the lack of access to clean water, this team of engineers built a machine that converts sweat into drinking water.

The Clean Water Act in the United States, 40 years old last month, has spurred substantial progress and the world has, three years ahead of schedule, met a 2015 Millennium Development Goal of cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking wWater Act in the United States, 40 years old last month, has spurred substantial progress and the world has, three years ahead of schedule, met a 2015 Millennium Development Goal of cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking waterwater.

People in Tilwari are fortunate to have access to a relatively clean source of water because of a fresh spring that's fed directly by runoff from the peaks of the Himalayas, but until a gravity - fed pumping system was installed recently, the water was exposed to whatever contaminants might be in the air and open for animals to share the same drinking source as people.

There are a variety of different solutions for enabling people in water poverty to obtain access to clean drinking water, from personal devices that don't require power to solar stills, but the Solar Wagon, from Water One World Solutions, offers a self - contained and self - powered water purification system on whwater poverty to obtain access to clean drinking water, from personal devices that don't require power to solar stills, but the Solar Wagon, from Water One World Solutions, offers a self - contained and self - powered water purification system on whwater, from personal devices that don't require power to solar stills, but the Solar Wagon, from Water One World Solutions, offers a self - contained and self - powered water purification system on whWater One World Solutions, offers a self - contained and self - powered water purification system on whwater purification system on wheels.

By drilling new wells, the project provides improved access to clean drinking water, reducing the risk of water - borne diseases.

We know that access to clean and safe drinking water can increase water intake, which benefits overall health.9, 10 We also know that lead contamination in water has demonstrable impacts on cognitive development, attention and behavior, as well as a variety of impacts on physical health.11

when looking at the very real and very current fact that there are 1 billion, and yes that is billion with a B, people on Earth that do not have access to a supply of clean drinking water, then the prospect of pouring billions of dollars down a rabbit hole of a «possible» problem seems to be a very inefficient way of serving mankind.

He spoke of the hundreds of thousands of families who lost their homes and loved ones during the 2006 Aceh floods and their struggles to access clean drinking water.

The organization, based in Togo, was recognized for the work it has accomplished in empowering individuals and community groups to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation through construction and refurbishment of drinking water and sanitation facilities, clean - up of sites, and raising awareness through educational campaigns and workshops.

In the West African nation of Togo, more than half of the population live below the poverty line, and a large number of the population lack reliable access to education, healthcare, electricity, and clean or safe drinking water.

As such, water rights activists call for the preservation and protection of freshwater sources so that all people may enjoy access to safe, clean, and free drinking water supplies.

A BBC documentary showed that a third of Fiji islanders don't have access to clean drinking water, and still fall ill and die from related dirty water diseases such as typhoid.

«Billions of people lack access to clean drinking water and researchers are constantly searching for cost - effective ways to purify water for rural villages and developing areas.

While it certainly has the potential to provide clean drinking water to a lot of people, a family of five would potentially need five Lifestraws to insure access to clean water.

The company is also conscious of global issues surrounding access to clean drinking water so they will be donating a further 10 % of their profits to world water relief foundations.

In this rapidly growing nation of 1.2 billion people, almost 50 % of the population still defecate in the open, with no toilet in their homes or access to clean drinking water at home, yet 53 % of the people have a cellphone and 47 % have a TV.

It includes 127 initiatives on how we're going to achieve ten main goals, which include affordable housing, access to open space, cleaning up our brown fields, insuring proper transit infrastructure and shorter commutes, making sure we have clean, reliable energy, achieving the cleanest air quality of any big city, insuring our waterways are cleaner and our water network is secure so we have drinking water.

«Direct solar desalination could be a game changer for some of the estimated 1 billion people who lack access to clean drinking water,» said Rice scientist and water treatment expert Qilin Li, a corresponding author on the study.

These cuts will do nothing to increase the number of people with access to clean drinking water and sanitation.

For most of us living in the developed world, access to clean drinking water isn't that big of a deal - we simply turn on the tap and potable water flows out until we shut it off.

«The land has been given up, access to clean drinking water, access to food, access to culture, access to ceremony — all those kinds of things are why the federal government provides that money.»