The results: a fragmented, under-funded and grossly inadequate water and sewage system.

They discharged untreated sewage and they operated dangerously inadequate water treatment plants.

The other was unable to reascend and, having inadequate water, required a rescue.

They are the result of poor personal hygiene because of inadequate water availability.

Twenty per cent had inadequate water, sewage or road access.

Exposures to contaminated tap water contribute to the burden of infectious disease in environments with inadequate water infrastructure.

This combination of overcrowding and inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene is also closely linked to waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea and dysentery.

Since the first GBD Study in 1990, the burden of diarrhoeal disease and the burden attributable to inadequate water and sanitation have fallen dramatically.

But the industry is facing major challenges including rising costs, lower investment levels and inadequate water and rail infrastructure, as well as greater environmental requirements.

Thanks to grossly inadequate water capture and storage, less than one per cent of the rainwater that falls on this continent is captured and used.