UN: Water deadlier than war

By Caroline Boin

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

UN: more people die from dirty water than from wars and violence. The finger is pointed at agriculture – responsible for 70% of global water use, huge waste and contamination through fertiliser and sewage run-off. It’s time to remove irrigation subsidies that encourage waste and to hold polluters accountable through stronger property rights and rule of law.  

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Caroline Boin

Caroline Boin is an environment and development analyst at IPN.

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