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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo representative is addressing the global water crisis and their country's struggle to provide access to safe drinking water. Only 46% of the DRC has access to drinkable water. While the country has tried pumping water through old pipes, they lack funds for proper equipment. The DRC urges wealthier countries to help raise money for technologies to recycle wastewater and filter surface water. More than 50 million people in the DRC drink contaminated water since it is their only option. The DRC proposes building more wells and rain-catching devices, and enacting fines on polluters to fund addressing the global water issue.

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo representative is addressing the global water crisis and their country's struggle to provide access to safe drinking water. Only 46% of the DRC has access to drinkable water. While the country has tried pumping water through old pipes, they lack funds for proper equipment. The DRC urges wealthier countries to help raise money for technologies to recycle wastewater and filter surface water. More than 50 million people in the DRC drink contaminated water since it is their only option. The DRC proposes building more wells and rain-catching devices, and enacting fines on polluters to fund addressing the global water issue.

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo representative is addressing the global water crisis and their country's struggle to provide access to safe drinking water. Only 46% of the DRC has access to drinkable water. While the country has tried pumping water through old pipes, they lack funds for proper equipment. The DRC urges wealthier countries to help raise money for technologies to recycle wastewater and filter surface water. More than 50 million people in the DRC drink contaminated water since it is their only option. The DRC proposes building more wells and rain-catching devices, and enacting fines on polluters to fund addressing the global water issue.

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo representative is addressing the global water crisis and their country's struggle to provide access to safe drinking water. Only 46% of the DRC has access to drinkable water. While the country has tried pumping water through old pipes, they lack funds for proper equipment. The DRC urges wealthier countries to help raise money for technologies to recycle wastewater and filter surface water. More than 50 million people in the DRC drink contaminated water since it is their only option. The DRC proposes building more wells and rain-catching devices, and enacting fines on polluters to fund addressing the global water issue.

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    School: R.L.

    Turner High School


    Representative/Country: Lesley Ramirez/The Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Committee: World Health Organization (WHO)
    Topic: Global Water Crisis

    It is not a privilege to have access to treated water; it is a basic human right. Having
    access to safe drinking water is a problem that affects people all around the world. Because their
    bodies' defenses aren't strong enough, children are the ones who are most affected by this critical
    issue. Drop in the Bucket is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that everyone has
    access to safe drinking water. They construct wells and sanitation systems in schools and educate
    children about the significance of safe drinking water. They also teach the community how to
    maintain the wells so that they can be entirely self-sustaining.
    Only forty-six percent of the DRC has access to drinkable water. The Democratic
    Republic of the Congo has tried to help this issue by pumping water to the areas which most
    need it, however since they do not have sufficient funds for proper equipment the pipes that they
    use are old and decaying, infecting the water more. The DRC proposes that innovations be
    attained to help filter surface water.
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo urges countries that are wealthy, to help raise
    money to acquire technology that allows us to recycle wastewater. The DRC proposes that we
    gain access to innovations allowing us to filter surface water.

    "There is nothing more fundamental to our very existence than water”. Water pollution is
    a worldwide problem caused by industrial waste and agricultural practices, affecting nearly 2.6
    billion people. Inadequate water access is a global problem that mostly affects women and
    children, who are more susceptible to diseases caused by contaminated water. Obtaining water
    for these impoverished countries is critical since humans require it to survive. From 2005 to
    2015, the United Nations conducted a 'Water for Life' International Decade for Action, which
    enabled 1.3 billion people in developing countries to get access to safe drinking water. Other
    than UN-Water, "The Water Project" is a major non-governmental organization striving to solve
    this problem. They assist communities in digging wells, constructing rain-collection systems, and
    teaching people how to filter surface water.
    More than 50 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo drink contaminated
    water since it is their only option. The Democratic Republic of Congo does not have enough
    money to do much about this, yet it continues to pump water to impoverished areas through
    rusty, decaying pipes. The DRC is urging wealthy countries to contribute to the fight against
    water pollution.
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo proposes to build more wells, as well as
    rain-catching devices. To ensure that safe water is available once the target is met, the DRC is
    urging other nations to enact legislation requiring polluters to pay fines that will be used to
    address the global water issue.

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