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Safe drinking water disappearing fast in Bangladesh
2013-05-07 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The availability of safe drinking water, particularly in Bangladesh's hard to reach areas, is expected to worsen as the country experiences the effects of climate change, experts say. According to a study by the World Bank's water and sanitation programme (pdf), about 28 million Bangladeshis, or just over 20% of the population, are living in harsh conditions in the "hard-to-reach areas" that make up a quarter of the country's landmass. The study found that char land that emerges from riverbeds...
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