Water scarcity, affects the environment and people. This presentation looks at the impact of vanishing water and what we can do about it.

1. Vanishing
Water
Javed Mohammed
A K2Vista Project
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2. It’s HOT

3. You have to find water

4. Close your
eyes pinch
your nose

5. It’ll
Make
you sick

7. 1 in 6 people don’t
have clean water

8. That’s
+ +
> 1 Billion

9. Oceans
contain
97.5% of all
water

10. That
leaves
2.5% of
water
drinkable

11. Water = Life

12. 2/3s of human body = Water

13. Water = Survival

14. 1.1Billion are lucky to get
5 liters /day

15. In the West we use =70
litres/day to flush our
toilets

16. 90% of wastewater in
developing countries =
Untreated

17. That means Water =
Sickness resulting in 80% of
illnesses

18. 1.8 Million children die from
lack of water or disease every
year

19. Water = Death

20. Water scarcity is a major
problem

21. Water scarcity= poverty

22. Water scarcity= climate change

23. 300% population increase in 20th
century but 700% increase in
water use

24. The world’s water resources are
under rapidly growing pressure
http://www.iucn.org

25. The Indus, Nile, Colorado, Rio
Grande, and Yangtze struggle
to reach the sea

26. Inland Seas and Lakes are drying up

27. By 2030, half of the world’s
people will be living in areas of
acute water shortage (UN)

28. 27% of the urban population in
the developing world does not
have piped water in its house.
Source: UNESCO

29. 1.8 Billion don’t have access to water in
their homes

30. Walking miles to get water

31. Children’s health and education suffers

32. Without major water investments,
many poor economies cannot grow

33. Present Solutions to Water
Scarcity

34. Bottled Water

35. Bottled Water = not an option for
earth or the poor

36. Water pumps allow access to ground water

37. Tube wells= deplete ground water

38. Dams provide control but harm
people and environment
also conflicts between nations

39. Lined irrigation canals
have negative effects on eco-system

40. Desalination plants
Cost >$ 1Billion water
Can be more expensive than gasoline

41. Rainwater harvesting
makes use of run-off water

42. Water Privatization
Disempower the people

43. Water may replace Oil as next
source of conflict and war
amongst nations

44. Water is the driving force of
all nature.
Leonardo da Vinci

45. You, me, we
It’s a precious gift

46. References
• Blue Planet Run by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt
www.blueplanetnetwork.org
• When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce
• The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman
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Copyright 2012