The Planet's Water in Figures

THE PLANET'S WATER IN FIGURES is in glaciers and 69% perpetual snows Only 2.5% of *30% the Earth's water runs underground is freshwater is to be found in lakes 0.3% and rivers and is fit for human consumption *1,000M people do not have access to clean water 100km 75% of the world population 2050 will live less than 100km away from the coast, in large cities 3,500M people are affected by inadequate sanitation and water treatment infrastructure THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT 50% 3,500 30% 25% Only the higher areas of rivers remain of the planet's animal species are in danger of extinctiont of the world's fish and amphibians are endangered of river ecosystems risk disappearing pollution-free wetlands disappeared last century THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION: a thing of the past. Because solutions don't always rain down from the sky. ACCIONA Agua has been working for more than 40 years to turn water shortage into WHAT WE DID IN 2013 DESALINATED WATER 96 Hima DRINKING WATER 50.mo TREATED WATER 450 ims Hm3 Hm3 TOTAL 596 Hm3 in 2013 238,400 Olympic-sized pools According to Wikipedia, an Olympic pool holds 2,500m3 of water +75 Desalination plants in the world +300 Water treatment plants 2.2 Million m3/day I1.8 Million m3/day BENEFITS 70 INHABITANTS 115m Water treatment plants A Milion m3/day III SERVICES 26 MILLION PEOPLE