I had never heard of "World Water Day" before about 5 minutes ago, and I am guessing many of you are in the same boat, as it were.
In 1992, the UN declared March 22 as "World Water Day" with the intention to draw international attention to the "critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide." Read More
Here is a shocking excerpt from their World Water Crisis Report :
"The world water crisis is one of the largest public health issues of our time. Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world's population) lack access to safe drinking water1. The lack of clean, safe drinking water is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day2. In fact, out of the 2.2 million unsafe drinking water deaths in 2004, 90% were children under the age of five3. Water is essential to the treatment of diseases, something especially critical for children."
In Real Estate transactions we think of water in terms of "Public or Well", but we nearly always take for granted that there IS access to water. We forget that 20% of the population can't get any access to safe drinking water. I encourage you to take a few moments today to consider that, and remember to be grateful the next time you sip from your $1 20oz bottle of spring water, or the next time you feel like complaining about the taste of the water in the office water cooler.
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