{"id":3974,"date":"2018-10-30T07:55:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T07:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?page_id=3974"},"modified":"2025-06-23T08:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:55:43","slug":"access-to-water-for-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/access-to-water-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to water for all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Access to water for all\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Africa is facing complex water issues. While mega water users like coal-fired power plants continue to have access to water, ordinary people don\u2019t have access to water to keep their families safe. The scarcity of water puts Africa\u2019s people at risk. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water is a fundamental human right: all governments must r deliver safe water for all, without protecting the interests of industries that are polluting and stealing water from people.<\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/8fd4953e-gp0strjv5-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-3979 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;no_image&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Water is life, we must work together to preserve it.&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Water is a fundamental human right: we cannot live without it and we must make sure that people\\u2019s right to water is put first and protected. Water scarcity is an ongoing significant challenge that climate change is likely to worsen.&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The scarcity of water puts Africa\\u2019s health at risk&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;We must work together to make sure water is put at the centre of all decision-making, and that mega water users no longer have a licence to use as much water as they like, which puts people\\u2019s right to water at risk and opens doors for health hazardous infections.&quot;}]}}\"><\/div><div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;tasks&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Water for everyone&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Water scarcity is a massive problem in Africa, help us ensure access to water for all&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Take the pledge&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.greenpeace.org\\\/page\\\/32705\\\/petition\\\/1&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Share on social&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Water is a human right, we cannot live without itrnPeople\\u2019s right to water should come first and must be protected. Join the movement to keep Africa\\u2019s taps flowing by sharing our cartoon.&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Click here to share&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/business.facebook.com\\\/GreenpeaceAfrica\\\/videos\\\/10157910696713849\\\/?permPage=1&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Here\\u2019s why we must not take clean drinking water for granted&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The spotlight on water is at the heart of conversation in Africa with questions mainly being raised around sustainable water management, government\\u2019s role in the securing access of clean water for all citizens, and the future we face with alarming rates of drought and other weather extremes around the world. 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