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

VOA: special.2010.04.05

And elsewhere in the world, water becomes a major, major issue.

在世界的其他地区,水资源成了一个非常非常重要的问题

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And if that's the case, why in the world would--can we justify all that shipping, all the excess energy to taste, to ship water in from France, rather then just buying something local or drinking water out of the tap?

既然如此,为什么还会有世界范围的进出口呢,为什么还要浪费能源,从法国进口呢,而不是买当地的品牌,或是直接喝水龙头里的水呢

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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