3. 3
Did you know that the water you drank this
morning might have been the same water a
dinosaur drank millions of years ago?
There is the same amount of water on Earth
today as there has always been.The water
keeps moving around in an endless cycle
called the water cycle.
7. Pollution of water
๏ง DOMESTIC POLLUTION
Safe water supply
Sanitation โ open defecation
Drainage
Solid waste disposal
๏ง AGRICULTURE POLLUTION
Pesticides
Fertilisers
Over extraction of ground water
8. Water and health
๏ง The body is comprised of 75%of
water.
๏ง We cannot live without water for
more than 24 hours.
๏ง 1.8 million people die from
diarrhea death where 90% are
children.
๏ง 88% is attributed to unsafe water
supply, inadequate sanitation and
hygiene.
9. Amount of fresh water in the world โฆ
Of all the water on Earth, only a small amount is
available for us to use. It's true!
96.5% of the Earth's water supply is salt water.
Only 2.8% is fresh water!
โขThat 2.8% is divided like this:
โข0.76% is groundwater (we can use some of this
water)
โข0.0132% is in lakes and streams (we can use some of
this water)
โข1.74% is in glaciers and icecaps
โข0.001% is water vapor
10. Sanitation
๏ง Donโt defecate in the open
๏ง Always wash yourself
๏ง Use toilets where they are
๏ง Donโt defecate near water sources
๏ง Dispose of your waste in a responsible manner
๏ง Reuse your bathing water
11. Environment
๏ง Donโt throw your household waste near
drinking water sources
๏ง Clean your house and surroundings daily
๏ง Donโt throw paper, plastic, households wastes
into open drains that run through the street
๏ง Throw litter into a bin and dispose of it
properly
๏ง Donโt cut down trees but grow more plants
๏ง See that the drains are not blocked
12. In 1955, an Indian citizen had 5000 cubic
meters of water at her disposal.Today
she has less than 1500 and it will get
lesser in the future.
๏ง More than 1 billion people in the world
have no access to improved water
sources and nearly 2/3 live in Asia.
14. Saving water starts with you
๏ง Wash fruits, vegetables in a pan of water
rather than running water
๏ง Collect the water you use for rinsing
produce and reuse it to water houseplants.
๏ง Check your water meter and track your bills