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Editorial
Nature 422, 243 (20 March 2003) | doi:10.1038/422243a
How to slake a planet's thirst
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Abstract
Our growing demand for water threatens the world's development and security. Solving this crisis need not involve flashy technologies. But it will require science, plus a large dose of political will.
By this time next year, some 1.75 million people will have died before their time for the simple reason that they must scratch out their existence without access to safe drinking water.
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