▁ins u fficient ▁fresh ▁water ▁for ▁minimal ▁h yg iene . ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 . 2 ▁million ▁people ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁from ▁dise ases ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁cont amin ated ▁water ▁or ▁dr ought . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁UK ▁char ity ▁Water A id ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁child ▁dies ▁every ▁ 1 5 ▁seconds ▁from ▁easily ▁prevent able ▁water - related ▁dise ases ; ▁often ▁this ▁means ▁lack ▁of ▁se w age ▁dispos al ; ▁see ▁to ile t . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁sums ▁up ▁world ▁water ▁distribution ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁development ▁report : ▁" One ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁sust ains ▁a ▁designer ▁bott led ▁water ▁market ▁that ▁generates ▁no ▁tang ible ▁health ▁benefits , ▁another ▁part ▁suff ers ▁ac ute ▁public ▁health ▁ris ks ▁because ▁people ▁have ▁to ▁drink ▁water ▁from ▁dra ins ▁or ▁from ▁la kes ▁and ▁rivers ." ▁F resh ▁water — now ▁more ▁pre cious ▁than ▁ever ▁in ▁our ▁history ▁for ▁its ▁extensive ▁use ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁high - tech ▁manufact uring , ▁and ▁energy ▁production — is ▁increasing ly ▁receiving ▁attention ▁as ▁a ▁resource ▁requiring ▁better ▁management ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁use . ▁ ▁R ip arian ▁water ▁rights ▁have ▁become ▁issues ▁of ▁international ▁diplom acy , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁domestic ▁and ▁regional ▁water ▁rights ▁and ▁politics . ▁World ▁Bank ▁Vice ▁President ▁Is mail ▁Ser ag eld in ▁predicted , ▁" Many ▁of ▁the ▁wars ▁of