Facts You Should Know About the Global Water Crisis.
Over the past 40 years the world’s population has doubled and
use of water has quadrupled.
780
million people live without clean drinking water.Source
More than one-third of Africa’s population lacks access to safe
drinking water.
Compared to today, five times as much land is likely to be under
“extreme drought” by 2050.
More than two billion
people worldwide rely on wells for their water.
By 2035, the world’s
energy consumption will increase by 35 percent, which in turn will increase
water use by 15 percent according to the International Energy Agency.
Agriculture accounts for
~70% of global freshwater withdrawals and up to 90% in some fast-growing
economies.
The global middle class
will surge from 1.8 to 4.9 billion by 2030, which will result in a significant
increase in freshwater consumption.
By 2050, 1 in 5
developing countries will face water shortages (UN’s Food and Agriculture
Organization).
Recycle and Reuse water
wherever possible.
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