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Water - a key security asset Editorial Note Contents   1. Water - a key security asset   2. Security through Science  3. Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society  4. Countering the environmental degradation of the Black Sea  5. Wetlands restoration in the Aral Sea  6. Artemia production in the salt water of the Aral Sea  7. Real-time monitoring of the Nistru and Prut rivers  8. Pilot studies on water management  9. The South Caucasus Cooperative River Monitoring Project Editorial Note   Important publisher and editorial information about this document Other Formats English PDF (~640Kb) Printable version with colour illustrations Order a hardcopy version using the online order form. Access to reliable and sufficient water sources is usually accepted as a fundamental human right. According to World Bank estimates, over one billion people do not have access to safe water, 40 per cent of the world's population faces water shortages, and three billion lack sanitation. Some 80 per cent of infectious diseases are waterborne, killing millions of children every year. NATO Briefings address topical Alliance issues. They are published under the authority of the Secretary General and do not necessarily reflect official opinion or policy of member governments or of NATO.

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