About 1.2 billion people in the world live with inadequate access to safe drinking water. Over 2.6 billion do not have access to sanitation facilities

In developing countries 80 per cent of the health problems are linked to inadequate water and sanitation, claiming the lives of nearly 1.8 million children every year

Experts concur the problem is a water governance crisis. As competition for water becomes intense, corruption affects all aspects of the sector