A total of 2.2 billion people do not have access to safe water. Measures are needed to combat the global water crisis, the UN said on the occasion of World Water Day.

Today, one in three people on the planet does not have access to safe drinking water. By 2050, it is projected that up to 5.7 billion people will live in areas where there will be a lack of fresh water for at least one month of the year.

Sustainable water supply and sanitation can prevent over 360,000 newborn deaths each year.

If we prevent the planet's temperature from rising above 1.5 ° C compared to pre-industrial times, we can halve the problem of freshwater scarcity caused by climate change.

By 2040, global energy demand is projected to increase by more than 25% and water demand by more than 50%.