Speaking at a ceremony here Thursday to mark the International Water Day under the theme: "Fight against shortage," he said Cameroon, despite its huge water potential, suffered shortage of safe drinking water in several regions.
In the capital, Yaounde for instance, while the daily water requirement is estimated at 150,000 cubic metre, only 100,000 cubic metre is available, and even less during the dry season. But according to the Minister, government plans to increase access to safe drinking water to 75% of the population by 2015 and 100% by 2025.
The UN estimates that about 700 million people in 43 countries in the world lack access to safe drinking water, warning that this figure could reach two billion by 2025. 23 March 2007 - PANA
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