Ministers Urge War For Water Cite Two Thirds Humanity At Risk
Mexico City (AFP) Mar 22, 2006 - Government ministers at the World Water Forum here called Tuesday for a global war for water, saying the survival of two thirds of humanity is at risk from inadequate or unsafe supplies.The lack of water or its poor quality kills 10 times more people than all the wars combined," Loic Fauchon, the head of the France-based World Water Council, said in opening a ministerial session.
The ministers are to continue their discussions Wednesday, the final day of the Fourth World Water Forum, which aims to help shape global strategy to improve water distribution and eradicate waste of the precious resource.
