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One in two people on the planet live in cities, and urban areas are growing at an exceptional rate -- in terms of inhabitants, but also of course of related industrial activities, services and transport. Investment in infrastructure has however not kept up with the rate of urbanisation: this has a huge impact on quantity and quality of available water, as well as on river basins, groundwater and the environment as a whole. The eighteenth edition of World Water Day looks at water management in cities, and the water footprint of urban areas.

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