Half of the world population, 4.2 billion people, lives without sanitation. 40%, about three billion people, do not even have a sink in their home to wash their hands with soap and water.
297,000 children under 5 years of age die of diarrhea every year from drinking non-potable water, living in places where hygiene is lacking. But that's not all: globally, 80% of the wastewater generated by society returns to the ecosystem without being treated or reused.
UN estimates warn that by 2050, up to 5.7 billion people could live in areas where water is scarce at least one month a year. For this reason, especially in times of pandemic, World Toilet Day 2020, the world day celebrated by the United Nations has a particular meaning and wants to remember that there is very little time to reach the sustainable development goal which provides water and sanitation for all by 2030.
This year's theme of the World Day is sustainable hygiene and climate change.
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