The nonprofit Global Health and Education Foundation in San Francisco provided money for the project. Almost 130 science, engineering and medical academies worldwide are also involved. These organizations will share information about the new Web resource with policy makers in their countries.

旧金山非盈利性质的全球健康与教育基金会为该计划提供资金援助，全世界范围内约130个自然科学、工程学及医学学术团体都参与了该行动。这些团体将与他们本国的决策者就这种新型网络资源分享信息。

Also, 10000 free copies of DVD versions of the information will go to nongovernmental groups working to improve water quality.

同时，相关信息的1万张免费DVD版本将发放给那些努力改善水质量的非政府组织。

Organizers say the Web site is meant to provide international decision makers with technical answers to drinking water problems. The information will help users learn about the causes of unsafe drinking water and technologies that can improve water quality. The site also has world maps that show the levels of availability of safe drinking water from country to country. Users can compare information from 1970 and 2002.

计划组织者表示该网站打算向相关国际决策者提供解决饮用水问题的技术性回答。这些信息将有助于使用者学到有关不安全饮用水的导致原因及能改善水质量的科学技术。该网站还提供世界地图，它显示了各个国家可利用安全饮用水的不同级别。使用者能够对1970年至2002年期间的信息进行比较。

Peter Glik is a member of the scientific committee that developed the Web site. He says the failure of the world to meet basic human needs for water is a crisis that can be solved. He says education is central, and the hope is that this new Internet tool can be part of the solution.

Peter Glik是开发该网站的科学委员会成员之一，他认为目前未能满足人类对水基本需求的这个社会正处于一个转折点，它是能够被解决的，还表示教育是首要的，并希望这种新式网络工具能成为解决方法的一部分。