Who's tackling urban water challenges?

Water is vital, yet climate change and rising populations are putting pressure on supplies. Learn how cities and companies are collaborating on water governance with this infographic.

• http://www.worldwaterday.org/resources/ On average, high-income countries treat about 70% of the urban wastewater (industrial and municipal) they generate, while that ratio drops to 38% in upper-middle-income countries and to 28% in lower-middle-income countries. In low-income countries, only 8% of industrial and municipal wastewater undergoes treatment of any kind (Sato et. al, 2013; Agricultural Water Management 130: 1-13)
• https://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/publications/files/wup2014-highlights.Pdf
• http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002440/244041e.pdf
• http://www.oecd.org/env/indicators-modelling-outlooks/oecdenvironmentaloutlookto2050theconsequencesofinaction-keyfactsandfigures.htm

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