Roughly, 97 percent of the earth water resources in the oceans are saline. Only 2.5 percent of the world’s water is fresh and of that a mere fraction is available to man. Fresh water is one of the most essential requirements for the existence of living beings. However, as reported by several researchers urban areas are experiencing a decline of fresh water availability due to the reasons of global climate change, population growth, urbanization, industrialization, pollution and lack of proper water resource planning and management techniques……………..
The ``Situation Room`` for Eritrea