- Global Water Shortage affects 1 in 3 people world wide.
- 3.4 million people each year die from water related diseases- that's almost the entire city of Los Angeles!
- 780 million people lack access to clean water- thats more than 2 and a half times the United States population!
- An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day.
- Out of the 2.5% of fresh water sources on the earth, only .5% clean drinkable water.
- Many major rivers are running dry – Colorado, Ganges, Indus, Rio Grande and Yellow – are so over-tapped that they now run dry for part of the year.
- Freshwater wetland has shrunk by about half worldwide.
- The average person in the developing world uses 10 litres of water every day for their drinking, washing and cooking.
- It takes at least 2,000 litres to produce enough food for one person for one day.
- It takes 2,400 litres to produce a hamburger and 11,000 litres to make a pair of jeans, including the water needed to grow the cotton.
Information Credit to the
Protected Water Fund and
Water.Org
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