Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene 2014 Sept - Oct Vol. 9 No.5 | Page 22

Transboundary Water Management
• By 2025, half of the world’s population will be
living in water-stressed areas.

Introduction

Safe and readily available water is important for public
health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food
production or recreational purposes. Improved water
supply and sanitation, and better management of water
resources, can boost countries’ economic growth and can
contribute greatly to poverty reduction.
In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized
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