A United Nations report says water availability in that area is the second lowest in the world, after Africa.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

The very top of the wire drawing represents the only part of the ocean landscape that can be seen on the surface of the water: It is Bouvet Island, one of the most isolated islands in the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Malaria,diarrhea,and typhoid- water-related diseases that are not fatal in First World countries- cause half of the child deaths in Yemen.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Says that in the ancient world, Angkor was known for its sophisticated water system.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

It was the center of their universe. And it was called the 'hydraulic city' because it had really remarkably massive arrays of barays, which are these giant water tanks and a series of canals and interconnected waterways that was really unparalleled in the ancient world in that part of the world."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05