Ever Wonder about Water Scarcity?

Ever Wonder about Water may cover /0% of our planet, but freshwater is extremely Water Scarcity? rare. HOW RARE? salt water frozen "Only 3% of the world's water is freshwater, and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or otherwise unavailable for our use." freshwater available for human consumtion - World Wildlife 97% 2% 1% FRESHWATER IS USED FOR: 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to water 2.4 billion consumption bathing crop irrigation people have inadequate water sanitation measures inadequate water sanitation may lead to diseases like cholera, typhoid fever, water-borne illnesses This Water scarcity phenomenon already affects every continent 1.2 billion.cople or 1/5 of the world's population live in areas of physical scarcity an additional 500 milljon 1.6 billion Another people or one quarter of the world's population face economic water shortage due to: lack of water supplies & infrastructure people are approaching this scarcity risk. 40% of the entire population of the planet has little or no access to clean water Water scarcity is both a natural and human-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for 7 billion people, but it is: 40% I distributed unevenly I wasted; polluted; unsustainably managed WATER SCARCITY affects 1 in 3 people on every continent of the globe forces people to rely on unsafe sources of drinking water increases the risk(s) of contracting trachoma; plague and typhus can occur in areas even where there is plenty of rainfall or freshwater Water scarcity also encourages people to store water in homes, which increases the risk of water contamination, and serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes (ie. carriers of dengue fever, malaria and other diseases). WATER SCARCITY, WORLDWIDE World Water Assessment Programme Report, 2012 O Little or no water scarcity O Physical water scarcity O Approaching physical water scarcity Economic water scarcity O Not estimated Water Scarcity Awareness RAINWATER HARVESTING DRIP IRRIGATION the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer an irrigation method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants MINIMAL CONSUMPTION DESALINATION OF SALT WATER reduce water usage salt water is desalinated to produce fresh water suitable for human consumption and irrigation Do you want to help raise eco-awareness? Start by sharing this infographic Brought to you by: DistanceLearning .com sources: http://who.int/features/factfiles/water/en/ http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtml http://www.unwater.org/statistics_use.html http://worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity http://www.saching.com/Articles/Methods-That-Will-Help-to-Overcome-Water-Scarcity-279.html