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Water For Life

Water, where it comes from, why we need it and the importance of making sure it is clean.

World Service,9 episodes

Episodes

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Water, Water, Everywhere
First in a series about water and water supply, hygiene, sanitation and disease
29 Mar 2001,13 mins
Keeping Water Clean
Water can support life, yet it can destroy life by carrying infectious diseases
10 Apr 2001,13 mins
We Need To Talk About Waste (Body Waste That Is)
Why we need to deal with, and talk about, our body's waste matter
10 Apr 2001,13 mins
Cleaning Up The Water: A Cure For Malaria?
How some of the world's most serious disease are spread via water.
09 May 2001,13 mins
Emergency Water: The Difference Between Life And Death
The challenge of providing water to those displaced because of disaster or conflict
14 May 2001,13 mins
Water As A Cure For Blindness
How access to clean water could help prevent the world's leading cause of blindness
18 May 2001,13 mins
The Challenge Of The Megacity
The challenge of providing clean water and sanitation to the world's megacities
24 May 2001,13 mins
Lakes, Rivers And Nasty Infections
The world's lakes and rivers also provide home to many diseases including bilharzia
18 Jun 2001,13 mins
The Water Wars?
Last in the series; how a worldwide water shortage could bring about conflict
19 Jun 2001,13 mins