World Water Day: How to get involved and make a difference

The stats aren’t great and the future looks bleak.

More than 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water. Nearly as many live in “potentially severely water-scarce areas,” with that number expected to rise to 3 billion by 2050. The global population and demand for water are both skyrocketing. Meanwhile, 20 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in flood-prone areas by 2050, where drinking water can be contaminated.

However, there’s much we can all do to tackle the problem and the time to act is now. 

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