Editing Water (section)

==Clean drinking water==
[[File:Waterwingebied.jpg|miniature|Water extraction area]]
Access to clean drinking water has increasingly been recognized as a [[Human rights|human right]] since 2000.  
The soil acts as a natural filter for [[groundwater]]. In the Netherlands, dune areas help filter drinking water. Signs reading “water extraction area” indicate protected zones where pollution could threaten clean water.

Due to [[climate change]], clean drinking water is becoming scarcer worldwide. Protecting [[nature reserve|nature reserves]] and [[Natura 2000]] areas also protects water sources.