The Water Shortage The Water Shortage CrisisCrisis

Susan

Susan

Carroll

Carroll

Aidan Aidan BrameBrame

Can the water crisis be Can the water crisis be fixed by 2020?fixed by 2020?

Here are some Here are some facts about water…facts about water…

The people The people who don’t who don’t have clean have clean water…water…

About 3.575 million people die About 3.575 million people die each year from a water related each year from a water related

disease.disease.

84% of water related deaths…84% of water related deaths…

are in children ages 0-14.are in children ages 0-14.

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Less than 1% of the world’s fresh Less than 1% of the world’s fresh water is readily accessible for water is readily accessible for

direct human use,direct human use,

Let’s put it this way... Let’s put it this way... About 0.007% of all water on About 0.007% of all water on earth.earth.

An average American An average American taking a five- taking a five- minute shower minute shower

uses more water…uses more water…

than the average person living than the average person living in a developing country slum in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.uses in a whole day.

Poor people living in the slums Poor people living in the slums usually pay 5-10 times more usually pay 5-10 times more

per liter of water,per liter of water,

than than wealthy people living wealthy people living

in the same city.in the same city.

The daily requirement for The daily requirement for bathing, cooking, and bathing, cooking, and

sanitation needs, as well as sanitation needs, as well as for use for survival, for use for survival,

is about 13.2 gallons per is about 13.2 gallons per person.person.

2.5 billion people lack access 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitationto improved sanitation

Which includes 1.2 Which includes 1.2 billion people who have billion people who have no facilities at all.no facilities at all.

The lack of The lack of sanitation is sanitation is the world’s the world’s biggest cause biggest cause of infection.of infection.

88% of cases of diarrhea 88% of cases of diarrhea worldwide,worldwide,

are caused by unsafe are caused by unsafe water, inadequate water, inadequate sanitation or sanitation or insufficient hygiene.insufficient hygiene.

Every 15 seconds, a child dies Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water related disease.from a water related disease.

1.4 million children die as a 1.4 million children die as a result of diarrhea each year.result of diarrhea each year.

90% of all deaths caused by

90% of all deaths caused by diarrheal diseases are children

diarrheal diseases are children under 5 years of age, mostly in

under 5 years of age, mostly in developing countries.

developing countries.

Are all madeAre all made

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up of up of water. water.

We could go weeks without We could go weeks without food.food.

But only a few days But only a few days without water.without water.

What if we had no more?What if we had no more?

What if we ran What if we ran out?out?

About 5 children have died from About 5 children have died from a water related cause, since we a water related cause, since we started our presentation.started our presentation.