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Added on the 29/06/2023 19:51:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
Humanity has "broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater," the UN secretary-general says at the opening of the first major UN meeting on water resources in nearly half a century. "We are draining humanity's lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use, and evaporating it through global heating," Antonio Guterres says, describing water as "a human right." SOUNDBITE
Safe Water Cube is a water fountain that doesn't require electricity, chemicals or maintenance. It has a manual debit of 1000 liters per hour. 40 fountains have already been installed in Africa, South-East Asia and in Haiti. Safe Water Cube est une fontaine qui fonctionne sans électricité, sans produit chimique et sans maintenance. Elle permet de fournir de l'eau potable à 1000 litres d'eau par heure. 40 fontaines ont déjà été installées en Afrique, en Asie du Sud-Est et à Haïti. Website: http://www.safewatercube.com
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