Background
What is water?Water is the most important sources that all living things on Earth needed in order to survive.
|
Percentage of FreshwaterThe total amount of water on Earth is about 1,386 million km3. 97% is sea water. 2% is from North and South pole. 1% is freshwater.
|
Mekong DeltaOnly 60% of people in Mekong Delta treat water for drinking properly.
|
Statistics
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment state that almost 80% of the diseases in Vietnam are caused by polluted water. There are many cases of cholera, typhoid, dysentery and malaria each year in the country.
|
Most household in Vietnam confirmed that they disinfect water by boiling. Boiling water is a solution but only 36% of population do it properly.
|