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A World Without Water
The world is running out of its most precious resource. True Vision's timely film tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatisation of water supplies.
More than a billion people across the globe don’t have access to safe water. Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. The situation can only get worse as water gets evermore scarce.
World Water Crisis
Fred Pearce is an award-winning environmental journalist
who has spent several years travelling the globe to research
the coming water crisis. Read what he has to say about the
world water shortage in our exclusive feature.
Click here to read about the world water shortage
Fred Pearce is an award-winning environmental journalist
who has spent several years travelling the globe to research
the coming water crisis. Read what he has to say about the
world water shortage in our exclusive feature.
Click here to read about the world water shortage
Play the Water Quiz
If you can score full marks in Fred Pearce's water quiz, then
you stand to win a signed copy of his latest book,
When the Rivers Run Dry.
Click here to play the water quiz
If you can score full marks in Fred Pearce's water quiz, then
you stand to win a signed copy of his latest book,
When the Rivers Run Dry.
Click here to play the water quiz
Ask the Expert
Dr Caroline Sullivan knows just about everything there
is to know about water shortage. And she's shared
some of her expertise with you. So check out her answers
to your questions...
Click here to read the answers
Dr Caroline Sullivan knows just about everything there
is to know about water shortage. And she's shared
some of her expertise with you. So check out her answers
to your questions...
Click here to read the answers
Find Out More about the world’s water crisis.
What Do You Think?
Do private companies have the right to make money from selling water?
A World Without Water was first shown on Channel 4 on 29th April 2006.
