The UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) – takes place co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands.

Water use has been increasing globally by roughly 1% per year over the last 40 years and is expected to grow at a similar rate through 2050, driven by a combination of population growth, socioeconomic development, and changing consumption patterns.

On average, 10% of the global population lives in countries with high or critical water stress.

Low- middle- and high-income countries all show signs of risks related to water quality.

ِAljazeera meets a mother with two daughters who walk kilometers to find water on a daily basis for her family.

Many of the water sources are rivers and streams, where the water is shared by animals and is not safe for human consumption.
Even in countries with vast water resources, like Colombia, many people lack access to water.

Aljazeera airs the story of Joanna Valencia who lives in a poor neighborhood of Bogota with no water service.

Aljazeera.