Source - Quote of the week
People's Knowledge
23 Aug 02
"People's knowledge of water comes from beer commercials, focused on the land of sky-blue waters, or mountain springs and aquifers underlying some Wisconsin hillside".
Water supply system destroyed
13 Aug 02
The city's water supply system was destroyed during the civil war. Residents now depend on water supplies from public taps set up with the aid of the European Union (EU).
Small-scale irrigation and draining systems
13 Aug 02
"Let us forget about building large-scale systems and go to small-scale irrigation and draining systems at [the] village level.
Aid works
29 Jul 02
"When aid works, it really works. The Secretary \[US Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill] and I have seen some of the results, at national, local and community levels."
Cancer from arsenic poisoning
29 Jul 02
Mrs. Fazila Khatun, suffering from cancer caused by drinking arsenic poisoned water.
Water privatization
15 Jul 02
"Already, most of my people can't afford the water. What will it be like when they privatize it?", Elijah Hamidu, the district assembly member for Nima, the biggest slum in Accra, Ghana.
Water crisis
15 Jul 02
"If we could only have the foresight to see that this water crisis is a comet coming to Earth. It's on its way, it's as destructive, and it's going to be a huge thing.
Daylight robbery
01 Jul 02
"Daylight robbery", Mayor Dick Waweru commenting on the monthly fee for running Nairobi' Water Department.
FAO Priorities
01 Jul 02
"The position of FAO is that in the short-term, biotechnology is not the priority to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit for 2015. FAO is saying water is the top priority.
Water reduces poverty
01 Jul 02
"People who are the poorest and stand last in the line of development are the hardest hit by water crises.
