Make Water Matter: A Review of Today's Water Issues. This SlideShare discusses the major issues our global society is faced with relative to Water Security, Quality, and Hazards. We also discuss how water is linked to all aspects of life ranging from food to energy. Our goal is to promote awareness, encourage individuals to take action, and to "Make Water Matter!"

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3. “Water is the
common thread
that links all
aspects of
human
development”
Source: Rio+20 Policy Brief; Water security for a planet under pressure
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4. The World Water Situation
97% Seawater (non-drinkable)
2.5% Frozen fresh water
0.5% Available
fresh water
10,000,000 km3 stored in underground
aquifers.
119,000 km3 net of rainfall on land after
accounting for evaporation
91,000 km3 in natural lakes.
Over 5,000 km3 in man made storage facilities
and reservoirs since 1950.
2,120 km3 in rivers – constantly replaced by
rainfall,melting snow, and melting ice
Source: Facts and Trends, Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

5. By 2050, at least
one in four people
is likely to live in a
country affected by
chronic or
reoccurring
shortages of fresh
water
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Global freshwater demand
is expected to exceed
current supply by over
40% in 2030
2014
40%
2030
Source: http://www.weforum.org/content/global-agenda-council-water-security-
2012-2014
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6. 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation
services, such as toilets or latrines
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7. 1.7 billion people have gained
access to safe drinking water
but 884 million people are still
without it
Source: http://www.weforum.org/content/global-agenda-council-water-security-2012-2014

8. Each day, an average of 5,000 children die due to
preventable water and sanitation-related diseases
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Source: http://www.weforum.org/content/global-agenda-council-water-security-2012-2014

9. Source: http://www.unwater.org/activities/awareness-campaigns/world-toilet-day/en/
WORLD TOILET DAY 11.19
November 19 is
formally recognized by
the United Nations
General Assembly as
World Toilet Day
The objective is to make
sanitation a global
development priority and
urge changes in behavior
and policy on issues
ranging from water
management to ending
open-air defecation
World Toilet Day intends to
raise awareness of
sanitation issues – including
hygiene promotion, the
provision of basic sanitation
services, sewer and
wastewater treatment and
reuse in the context of
integrated water
management – and make a
case for sanitation for all

10. Water Quality
.
Source: UN Water http://www.ais.unwater.org/ais/course/view.php?id=34

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12. In developing countries 70% of untreated
industrial wastes are dumped into water
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13. The contribution of the food sector to
the production of organic water
pollutants is 40% in high-income
countries and 54% in low-income
countries
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14. The Result
Approximately 3.5 million deaths related to
inadequate water supply, sanitation, and
hygiene occur each year, predominantly in
developing countries.
Poor water quality incurs many economic
costs: degradation of ecosystem services;
health-related costs; impacts on economic
activities such as agriculture, industrial
production, and tourism; increased water
treatment costs; and reduced property values.
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Water security is defined as
the capacity of a population
to safeguard sustainable
access to adequate
quantities of acceptable
quality water for sustaining
livelihoods, human well-
being, and socio-economic
development, for ensuring
protection against water-
borne pollution and water-
related disasters, and for
preserving ecosystems in a
climate of peace and
political stability.
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Source: UN-Water Analytical Brief on Water Security and the Global Water Agenda, 2013
Drinking Water &
Human Well-being
Ecosystems
Financing
Climate
Change

16. Water Security
Water
Demand
Water
Supply

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Source:
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detail/en/c/204326/

19. Asia Latin
America
North
America
Africa Europe Australasia

20. Water-related Hazards
Water related hazards
account for 90% of all
natural hazards, and their
frequency and intensity is
rising
Source: World Water Development Report 2012

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Water related
hazards form
a subset of
natural
hazards
Source: World Water Development Report 2012
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courtesy
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Water-related Hazards
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22. Since 1900 more than 11
million people have died as a
consequence of drought and
more than 2 billion have been
affected by drought
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23. Water and Food
Agriculture accounts
for 70% of all water
withdrawals when
comparing it to the
municipal, industrial,
and energy sectors
According to
the Food and
Agriculture
Organization
food demand is
predicted to
increase by
60% in 2030
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24. Water and Food
Economic growth and individual wealth are
shifting diets from starch-based to meat and
dairy, which require more water
Source: World Water Development Report 2012

25. This dietary shift is the
greatest impact on water
consumption over the past
30 years, and is likely to
continue well into the
middle of the 21st century
Source: World Water Development Report 2012

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29. Water and Food
Farmers
Transporters
Store
Keepers
Food
Processors
Shopkeepers
Consumers
Source: World Water Development Report 2012

30. Water and Energy
Source: World Water Day 2014

31. Water and Energy
Roughly 75% of all
industrial water
withdrawals are used for
energy production.
Energy is required for two
components of water provision:
Pumping
Treatment (before & after use)
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Source: World Water Development Report 2014 - Water and Energy

32. Water and Energy
By 2035 water withdrawals could
increase by 20% and consumption
by 85%, driven by a shift towards
higher efficiency power plants
with more advanced cooling
systems (that reduce water
withdrawals but increase
consumption)
World’s Total Water
Withdrawals in 2010
According to the International
Energy Agency, global water
withdrawals for energy
production in 2010 were 583
billion m3 (representing some
15% of the world’s total
withdrawals), of which 66
billion m3 was consumed
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33. WATER, FOOD, AND ENERGY NEXUS
Water is an input for
producing agricultural
goods in the fields and
along the entire agro-
food supply chain.
Energy is required to
produce and distribute
water and food:
Pump water from
groundwater or surface
water sources
Power tractors and
irrigation machinery
Process and transport
agricultural goods
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37. WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE
.
Water is the primary
medium through which
climate change influences
the Earth's ecosystems
and therefore people’s
livelihoods and well-
being
More severe and
more frequent
droughts
More severe and
more frequent
floods
Source: UN-Water Key Messages on Climate Change and Water

38. WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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Higher average temperatures
and changes in precipitation
and temperature extremes
are projected to affect the
availability of water resources
through changes in
rainfall
distribution
soil moisture
glacier and
ice/snow melt
river
groundwater
flows
These factors are expected to lead to further
deterioration of water quality

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