Our Director General featured in a recent article by the Associated Press

A recent article by the Associated Press, published on AP/MSN, draws attention to the critical water crisis unfolding in Gaza. Families are enduring extreme heat with access to only 3 liters of water per person per day, well below the 15 liters per day recommended by the World Health Organization for drinking, cooking, and hygiene.

With water infrastructure severely damaged and aquifers increasingly salinized, people are left with no option but to consume water that is unsafe. This situation is already driving up rates of disease and will have irreversible long-term health impacts.

Our Director General, Professor Mark Zeitoun, was interviewed in the piece, underlining the hidden but severe consequences of drinking contaminated or brackish water:

“Untreated sewage mixes with drinking water… then you’re drinking microbes and can get dysentery. If you’re forced to drink salty, brackish water, it just does your kidneys in, and then you’re on dialysis for decades.”

The Geneva Water Hub stresses that this is not only a humanitarian emergency but also a crisis of dignity, health, and survival. Addressing immediate needs is critical, but so is investing in long-term, resilient water management solutions to ensure that water is safeguarded as a foundation for life and peace.

📖 Read the full article here: Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick