The MDGs and the human rights to water and sanitation 2010, para. 6f
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[While target 7.C itself is of critical importance, it is also indispensable for achieving the other Millennium Development Goals:] Looking beyond basic water supply for personal and domestic uses, the absence of clean water and sanitation is also a major cause of poverty and malnutrition, and water insecurity linked to climate change may increase the number of people suffering malnutrition by 75 million to 125 million by 2080 (Goals 1 and 7).
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation