On December 23, 2003, the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly established March 22, 2005 as World Water Day. That day also marks the beginning of the International Decade for Action—Water for Life. According to the estimate made by the U.N., half of the world’s population, approximately 3.5 billion people, will face grave shortages of water by 2025. International Decade for Action—Water for Life was established to “decrease the number of the people who cannot physically or economically afford safe drinking water by 2015″.

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