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In Tharparkar, women and children walk to the well every day and carry water home, pot by pot. Pakistan once had more than five thousand cubic metres of water for each person, today we have about one thousand. Every drop we save today protects a family tomorrow.
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00:00In Tarparkar, water is never taken for granted.
00:03The land is dry, the earth is cracked, and the desert stretches as far as the eye can see.
00:08Every day, women in bright traditional dress walk to the well with their children,
00:13draw water pot by pot, and carry it home.
00:16Because that water means life for the whole family.
00:19Pakistan once had more than 5,000 cubic meters of water for each person.
00:23Today, we have about 1,000.
00:25Around the world, 2.1 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water.
00:31But we know what works.
00:32Protect every well, save the rain when it comes, fix leaks, and share water fairly.
00:39Every drop saved today protects a family tomorrow.
00:42Let us turn commitments into action together.
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