East Asia
Sustainable development is needed most in rural areas of East Asia. A lot of villages don’t have clean water wells or a clean place to go to the bathroom.
East Asia Sustainable Development Facts
- In China’s cities, 90 percent of groundwater and 75 percent of lakes and rivers are polluted, mostly by factories. This is a big problem for people who rely on this water for drinking and bathing.
- People in rural areas of China are 24 percent less likely than people in urban areas to have access to clean drinking water.
- Only 28 percent of rural Chinese people have a clean place to go to the bathroom. This number is almost 40 percent higher in cities.