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One in nine has no access to clean water

25 October 2016
The Straits Times
(Ponds) / (Rain capture) / (Surface water) / (Wells) / Rivers and lakes / Rural sanitation / Rural water and sanitation infrastructure / Rural water supply / Surface water / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water and sanitation infrastructure / Urban water supplies and distribution / Water / Water and sanitation / Water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities / Water and sanitation policy and administration / Water resources
Cambodia / Clean water / Rural sanitation / Rural water supply / Tonle Sap / Water and sanitation / Water pollution / Water resources

Every year during the wet season, millions of Cambodians are surrounded by water as the Mekong River floods. Yet the water is unsafe to drink, fouled by sewage and agricultural and industrial pollution. Living in villages on stilts, Cambodians bathe, fish and defecate in the flooded ...

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