The water crisis affects the poorest most – from slums to remote rural communities, refugee camps and disaster-prone communities, and particularly those marginalised by income, gender, caste, age or disability. As a result, the poorest live and die in conditions unthinkable to us in the developed world, unseen and unheard.
In 2017, more than half of the global population live in towns and cities. By 2050, that proportion is expected to rise to two-thirds.
Urban wetlands have many benefits and are important to make cities liveable. For example by:
Reduce flooding
Replenish drinking water
Filter waste and improve water quality
Improve urban air quality
Promote human well-being
Enable people to earn a living
From India, Kanpur
In 2017, more than half of the global population live in towns and cities. By 2050, that proportion is expected to rise to two-thirds.
Urban wetlands have many benefits and are important to make cities liveable. For example by:
Reduce flooding
Replenish drinking water
Filter waste and improve water quality
Improve urban air quality
Promote human well-being
Enable people to earn a living
From India, Kanpur
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