World Water Day 9

Are the sentences true or false?

Three-quarters of the human body is made up of water.

The human body cannot normally survive for five days without water.

World Water Day was first celebrated in Rio de Janeiro.

Access to clean drinking water and sanitation is recognised as a human right.

Women and children are particularly affected by lack of clean water.

The problem of water scarcity has always been the same.

Put the correct numbers in the gaps.

The adult body is made up of________per cent water.

World Water Day takes place on________March.

It is estimated that over_______young children die each day due to illnesses connected to unsafe water.

Around 4 billion people suffer water shortages for at least _______ month of the year.

By ______, about 700 million people may be displaced due to water scarcity.

The right to water and sanitation became recognised by the UN as a human right in_______