Mega cities and water infrastructure

from IPS (8/23):

Mega Cities Could Trigger Water Shortages and Social Unrest
By Thalif Deen

"STOCKHOLM, Aug 23, 2011 (IPS) - The rapid growth of urban population - described as one of the world’s major demographic trends - has triggered an explosion of "mega cities" in Asia, Latin America and Africa, causing a breakdown in basic services, including water supplies and sanitation facilities.

And by 2050, about 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas causing horrendous problems, predicts a new 80-page study released here by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)." ...

"he study focuses on six of the world’s "exploding mega cities": Mexico City, Mexico, with a population of 21.1 million; Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a population of 12.8 million; Kolkata, India, with a population of 15.4 million; Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 18 million; Nairobi, Kenya, with a population of 3.5 million; and Shanghai, China, with a population of 23 million."...

for the complete story; for the WWF report either contact Ruth or follow the link in the press release from WWF Germany for Big Cities, Big Water, Big Challenges