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Taking a look at who faces this dilemma helps us see how inequality has become a driving factor for the global water crisis. People who face discrimination of race, ethnicity, religion, disability and nationality are generally more likely to lack access to safe water. Yet, those who are hit the hardest tend to fall into at least one of the following three groups.
Global poor
From a global perspective, just 10 countries are home to 60 percent of the people living without access to safe water. India alone has a fifth of the total global population lacking access. Sub-Saharan African countries account for over a third of the global population lacking access. Indeed, the global poor face the worst water access conditions.
Rural populations
On a global scale, rural populations account for eighty percent of the people who only have access to unsafe water. Even in the U.S., 50 percent of the water pipe systems deemed unsafe in the U.S. were located in rural areas where the population density is low. Rural communities often only have access to water has been tainted by industrial pollution or which is delivered from an aging infrastructure of lead pipes.
Women
Passing the mic to marginalized people
We can all gain inspiration from the people of Flint, Michigan who bravely spoke up until their voices were amplified across the entire nation. One of the lessons learned is that marginalized people need to have a voice in conversations about access, health and equitable water distribution.