Also consider the fact that access to clean drinking water is one of the world's most pressing problems, every year 2 million people die and half a billion become sick from a lack of drinkable water.

同时更要考虑的另一个事实是，洁净饮用水的短缺，是当前迫切需要解决的全球问题之一：每年有200万人由于得不到适于饮用的水而死去，另有5亿人患病。

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The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide.

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The paperback is being made temporarily available at deep discount to support a world class charity, Charitywater, which quietly is solving a problem that kills more people than all forms of violence, including war: the lack of clean and safe drinking water.

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