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1The World’s Water CrisisTable of contentsWater, People and Sustainable Development 5Health, hygiene and social development 6Water and poverty reduction 6International targets and the Millennium Development Goals 7Box 1.1: Vision 21 – water supply and sanitation targets 8Table 1.1: Water, poverty and the Millennium Development Goals 9Water and economic development 8Biodiversity, environmental sustainability and regeneration 8Water Resources in Crisis 10Water scarcity 10Map 1.1: Internal renewable water resources generated withina country, on a per capita basis, circa 1995 11Water quality 10Water-related disasters 12Changes Affecting Water 12Geopolitical changes 12Population growth 12Figure 1.1: World population and freshwater use 13Figure 1.2: World population prospects 13Agricultural demand 13Energy requirements 13Urbanization 14Figure 1.3: Actual and projected urban population in different regionsof the world, 1950, 2000 and 2030 14Figure 1.4: Urban and rural population, less developed countries, 1950–2030 14Economic growth and industry 15Table 1.2: Water pollutants by industrial sector 15Globalization 15Technological changes 16Lifestyle 16Recreation and tourism 16Climate change 17The Development of International Water Policies 17References 22