Aid Policy: 10 facts and figures from the 2011 MDG report

Water resources are no longer sustainable in Western Asia and Northern Africa, which have exceeded the 75 percent limit on sustainable use. Southern Asia and the Caucasus and Central Asia are at rates of 58 and 56 percent respectively, compared with 3 percent in sub-Saharan Africa.

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News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93171
Source of information	IRIN News
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
Geographical coverage	n/a
News date	07/08/2011
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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