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How Water Scarcity Will Affect Businesses

WORLD WATER CRISIS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BUSINESS New research has shown that two thirds of OVER 4 BILLION PEOPLE the world's population live with severe water scarcity for at least one month of the year. And this problem is only going to get worse in the future. You might not realise that the lack of water affects every continent across the globe, including central and western US, Australia and even in the city of London. This infographic takes a look at just how water scarcity can effect different industries and as a result our every day lives. LIVE WITH SEVERE WATER SCARCITY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH PER YEAR DRINK CAN YOU IMAGINE It's a sobering thought, but the future may be more realistic than you think. At breweries alone the average ratio of water consumption to beer produced is 4:1. It's no surprise that in places that experience severe droughts, many brewers have been required by local government to reduce their water consumption by 20%. A FUTURE WITHOUT BEER? 300 litres of water is consumed to make just one litre of Beer. 109 litres of water 55 gallons of water Wine Coffee Many of us like to drink a glass of wine with a nice meal but The nation's favourite morning pick me up is in real danger as have you ever stopped to consider how much water is needed water becomes more scarce across the world. The journey from to produce just one glass of your favourite red or white? Grapes cultivating beans to the 8 ounces of coffee in your cup can use are incredibly thirsty fruits and wine production is another a huge 55 gallons of water! industry that could be severely hit if water scarcity around the globe leads to an increase in water prices. FOOD 70% Agriculture All around the world agriculture is affected by scarcity of water. If you consider that 70% of all fresh water in the world is used for this of the world's fresh water is used for Agriculture purpose you begin to understand why. Fruit, Vegetables & Nuts Water Consumed During Production 1 Almond 1 Walnut 1 Head of Broccoli 1 Head of Lettuce 1 Tomato From growing to cultivation and to the basket in a grocery store, fruit and vegetables use a staggering amount of water. You can see in our water consumption table just how = 5.4 = 3.5 gallon = 3.3 gallon gallon much H2O is needed for a healthy nutritional diet. 198gal 1b Sugar it takes a whole bathtub of water per of water to produce just One Bowl of rice Rice Chocolate It takes a whole bathtub worth of water to produce just one bowl Chocolate in all its goodness has many fans. Many of you of rice. The two biggest producers of rice in the world are China reading this may even claim that you're a chocoholic. If so, then and India, both of which are the first and second most water you may be concerned by the future of this industry across the stressed countries on earth. With water scarcity increasing, the globe. As with many fruits and vegetables, chocolate is also future of rice production in these countries becomes less secure. disproportionally affected by the price of water. A 10% increase in water costs actually results in a whopping 31,600% increase in chocolate. This is because refined sugar uses huge amounts of H20 - 198 gallons per pound of sugar in fact. LEISURE An average 18-hole golf course Tourism Water issues are a growing problem in popular vacation destinations around the world such as Saint Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain, Greece and many others. will use roughly 90m gallons Golf If you like to sink 18 holes on a sunday you might be concerned as an average 18-hole course golf course will use roughly 90 millions gallons of water per year. of water per year. TEXTILE 25m3 1800gal of water for each of water used per 250g pair of Jeans Cotton Cotton Denim Most people don't consider just how much water is used to Next time you button up your jeans in the morning you might clothe yourself each day. Cotton is a very thirsty plant and want to consider just how much water is used to get to that requires 25 cubic meters of water for each 250 grams of cotton point. every pair of denim jeans manufactured, 3 gallons of produced – which is the amount needed for the average T-shirt. Take a few seconds to think about how many t-shirts you own, water is consumed. To actually grow the cotton needed, 1,800 gallons of water is used, with an additional 800 gallons used to and just how much water was needed to fill your closet. wash and prepare them for sale. Created by waterlogic Better thinking. Better water. 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How Water Scarcity Will Affect Businesses

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Research this year has shown that two thirds of the world’s population (over 4 billion people) live with severe water scarcity for at least one month the of year and although you might not live with...

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