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![[Niger] A young Nigerien slave collects water from a traditional well in far west Niger. Water is scarce in the desert region of Tillaberi and these traditional wells only touch the surface level of the water bed.](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20053182.jpg.webp?itok=U-9roYrn "A young Nigerian slave collects water from a traditional well in far west Niger. Water is scarce in the desert region of Tillaberi. Furthermore, although the world is covered in water, only 0.77% of it is groundwater")
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