United Nations Photo - ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION AND WATER

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Headline Access to Water and Sanitation: Viet Nam

Caption Description Water pours into a rice field in Sapa, Viet Nam.
According to the World Water Council, global fresh water consumption has increased six times over during the twentieth century, accompanying a tripling of the population in the same period.

Unique Identifier UN7345382

NICA ID 491877

Production Date 06/22/2011 12:00:00 AM

Country Viet Nam

Credit UN Photo/Kibae Park

File size 8.87 MB