RT null T1 Wastewater needs not to be a Threat in the West Indian Ocean Region T2 wastewater not a threat to WIO Joubert Sez A1 United Nations Environment Programme, YR 2015 FD 2015-06 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21115 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/21115 NO 80% of wastewater is discharged without treatment into rivers, lakes or the oceansPollution is increasing rapidly with urbanization and industrializationThe vast majority of rivers in and around cities in developing countries are little more than open sewersThese concerns were clearly expressed at Rio+20 (para 124 – The Future We Want) DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 23, 2026