Experts call for financing to ensure universal access to clean drinking water | Video

New York, Mar 22 (EFE).- Insufficient financing is obstructing the United Nations' sustainability goal of achieving universal access to clean drinking water and sanitation by 2030, experts warned on Wednesday at a forum in New York that took place alongside the UN Water Conference.

"Unless we significantly accelerate progress, approximately 829,000 people will die worldwide in seven years due to contaminated water, inadequate sanitation, or poor hygiene practices," said Estanislao Arana, Academic Director of the Water Economy Forum and Law Professor at the University of Granada.

Arana was among four panelists who discussed financing for this sustainability goal at the New York forum, which coincided with World Water Day and ran parallel to the United Nations Water Conference.

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Date: 23/03/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Environmental issue » Water
Environmental issue
Type: Ready-to-use w/ voice over
Duration: 146 seconds
Reference: 7001249424
Relevance: Normal