CLWR:Respondin

g to a need for

safe water

As Canadians, we are blessed with an abundance of fresh water.• Almost 9% of

Canada's total area is covered by fresh water

• Over 9 million Canadians rely on groundwater for their water needs

Source: Environment Canada

And we use a lot of it.

• Canadians are 2nd only to the United States when it comes to water consumption

• Our per capita consumption is 65% greater than the average of the OECD countries

• Each day, Canada draws 4,400 litres per person for industrial, agricultural and municipal uses

Source: Environment Canada

Thermal Power Generation(63%)

Agriculture (9%)

Municipal / Rural (11%)

Mining (1%)

Manufacturing(15%)

Source: Environment Canada, 2006

How Canada Uses Water

Personal Use

• On average, we use about 274 litres of water a day for personal use.

• Consumption has decreased as the percentage of households on a metering system has increased.

Source: Environment Canada,2009

How Canadians use water at home

Source: Environment Canada, 2009

Bathing35%

Cooking / Drinking10%

Laundry / Cleaning25%

Toilet Flushing35%

Not All Are So Fortunate

• 780 million people in developing and emerging economies lack access to an improved water source

Source: water.org

How we stack up

• A North American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than an average person in a developing country uses for an entire day.

Source: water.org / United Nations Development Program, 2006

Lost Productivity

• More than 152 million hours of women’s and girls' time is consumed for the most basic of human needs — collecting water for domestic use.

• 443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related illness

Source: water.org / World Health Organization

More Tragic Consequences

• More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 per cent, occur in the developing world.

• Nearly 1.5 million children under the age of five die every year from diarrhea

• Diarrhea kills more children than malaria, AIDS and measles combined.

Source: water.org / World Health Organization

The Water Crisis and Climate Change: Projected percent change in water deficit index for 2030

Source: World Bank

The Challenges of Managing Water

• Distribution of people and rain doesn’t match– About 75% of annual rainfall

occurs in areas containing less than 33% of the world’s population.

– the Congo River and its tributaries account for about 30% of the entire African continent’s annual runoff, but the basin contains only 10% of Africa’s population.

Source: United Kingdom Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 2010

Infrastructure is Lacking

• Lack of storage facilities means many developing countries use less than 20% of precipitation that falls.

Source: United Kingdom Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 2010

"Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink."

(Exodus 17:6b)

How have we responded?

Community Water Programming

• Community Wells• Irrigation Systems• Water Storage• Water Diversion• Dams• Water Testing• Latrines

Community Wells

• Using standard designs and materials for easy community-based maintenance.

• With a sealed pump to prevent contamination.

• At a cost of about $1,750 (hand-dug).

Water Management Programming

• Afar Region, Ethiopia– Water storage and

diversion channel system benefiting 1350 households

– Diversification of crops

– Multiple crops per year

Irrigation Systems

• Reduce risk of crop failure

• Enhance and supplement local diets

• Increased income through sale of surplus produce

Mission and Vision

• Inspired by God's love for humanity, CLWR challenges the causes and responds to the consequences of human suffering and poverty.

• A world where people live in justice, peace and dignity, united in diversity, and empowered to achieve their universal rights to basic needs and quality of life.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.