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It’s HOT
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You have to find water
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Close your eyes pinch your nose
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It’ll Makeyou sick
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1 in 6 people don’t have clean water
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That’s
> 1 Billion
+ +
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Oceans contain 97.5% of all water
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That
leaves 2.5% of water
drinkable
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Water = Life
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2/3s of human body = Water
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Water = Survival
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1.1Billion are lucky to get 5 liters /day
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In the West we use =70 litres/day to flush our
toilets
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90% of wastewater in developing countries =
Untreated
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That means Water = Sickness resulting in 80%
of illnesses
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1.8 Million children die from lack of water or disease
every year
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Water = Death
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Water scarcity is a major problem
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Water scarcity= poverty
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Water scarcity= climate change
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300% population increase in 20th century but 700%
increase in water use
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The world’s water resources are under rapidly growing
pressure
http://www.iucn.org
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The Indus, Nile, Colorado, Rio Grande, and Yangtze struggle to reach the sea
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Inland Seas and Lakes are drying up
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By 2030, half of the world’s people will be living in areas of
acute water shortage (UN)
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27% of the urban population in the developing world does not have piped water in its house.
Source: UNESCO
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1.8 Billion don’t have access to water in their homes
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Walking miles to get water
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Children’s health and education suffers
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Without major water investments, many poor economies cannot grow
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Present Solutions to Water Scarcity
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Bottled Water
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Bottled Water = not an option for earth or the poor
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Water pumps allow access to ground water
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Tube wells= deplete ground water
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Dams provide control but harm people and environment
also conflicts between nations
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Lined irrigation canals have negative effects on eco-system
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Desalination plants Cost >$ 1Billion water
Can be more expensive than gasoline
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Rainwater harvesting makes use of run-off water
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Water PrivatizationDisempower the people
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Water may replace Oil as next source of conflict and war
amongst nations
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Water is the driving force of all nature. Leonardo da Vinci
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You, me, weIt’s a precious gift
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References
• Blue Planet Run by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt
www.blueplanetnetwork.org• When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce• The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman
A K2 Vista [email protected] 2012
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