- Water is a scarce resource, with over 800 million people lacking access to clean water and 2.5 billion lacking access to sanitation services. By 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may face water shortages. - Lack of access to clean water and sanitation leads to widespread diseases like diarrhea, which kills over 5,000 children per day. Diseases from contaminated water are a major threat, especially in developing areas of Africa and Asia. - Conservation efforts are needed to ensure sufficient fresh water supplies for the future, including reducing waste from leaky pipes, adopting new water sources, and changing behaviors to use water more sustainably.

1. Water Use By, Donovan Pines “ By 2025, it could be two-thirds of the world population will be living under water stress that will undermine and impede social economic development. ” (Hilary Clinton)

2. Fresh Water Fresh water has the capacity to enhance life Its absence can make life miserable Earths surface is 70% water Fresh water is a precious resource Without it we can not survive

3. Fresh water is scarce expensive because there is not enough for everybody people do not have access to fresh water water under the earths surface is more important now underground resources represent 96% of the planets fresh water

4. Example Nearly two-fifths of the United States' 25,000 sewer systems illegally discharged raw sewage of other nasty stuff into rivers or lakes in 2007-09, and over 40% of the country's waters are considered dangerously polluted." ~a special report on water: Enough is Not Enough, May 22, 2010.

5. People are running short More than 800 million people have no access to an improved water source As many as 2.5 billion people have no access to sanitation services Two-thirds of the worlds population will face water shortages in 2025

6. More information Half a billion people in Africa have no access to adequate water sanitation "The big deal is that its water, and everybody needs it," said Cletus Springer, Director of the (O.A.S)

7. Many effects of lack of fresh water/diseases Thousands of people die each day from diarrheal disease By washing hands with soap and water, people could block one of the main transmission routes for the spread of diarrheal diseases Many citizens use water as if the supply is infinite

8. Example The biggest issue is that they will drink water from anywhere, so waterborne diseases are a threat, especially diarrhea and cholera,” says Sami Malik, a spokesperson for the U.N. Children’s fund. Dirty water and poor sanitation kill's 5,000 children a day

9. More Examples of effects/Diseases “ In Africa, where access to water can be a daily struggle, the management of shared aquifers is an urgent issue,” said Charles Ngangou, chairman of African ministers council on water Aid workers are worried about possible out breaks in disease

10. Additional Evidence In Montreal, concerns are fresh water waste inherent filtering water, which is lost through leaky old pipes Aid workers are worried about possible out breaks in disease

11. We Can Help World bank provide more than $5 billion a year in water engineering Have to save and use water wisely Look for other water sources and not take water for granted

12. More Information Salt can be removed from water using three kinds of distillation S ewage water can be converted to drinking water Governments are expected to adopt a convention on aquifers in 2011

13. Water Scarcity Statistics

14. Who is A Civil Engineer Oversee construction and maintenance building structures and facilities They also oversee roads, airports, irrigation projects and water and sewage systems

15. Education Required 4 year Bachelor degree in science/mathematics 2 years Masters degree Doctoral or professional Degree

16. Salary: entry, average, potential Entry level: at 10% $50,560 Other 25% $61,59 Average salary: 50% $77,560 Other 75% $97,990 Potential: $119,320

17. Future Demand For Position By 2008-2018 this occupation will increase 20% or higher Job openings approximately 114,600

18. High School/ Academy Attending River Hill High school from 2012-2016 Architecture Design Academy, 2012-2016 Take two years of world Language and a Development I class Pre-requisite is foundations of technology Final grade of a "B" or better Earn up to 6 credits

19. College University of Cambridge Tuition: 9,000 British Pounds for a year or scholarship 6,000 pounds Great Engineering program First two years the students will be taught about mechanical and structural engineering as well as materials, electrical and information engineering Students can choose from 9 majors in their third year

20. COMMUNITY SERVICE/ PAST EMPLOYMENT Cleaned up Patapsco River Provided food homeless people every Sunday Donated many things to the Salvation army Student Intern at Robinson Nature Center Intern at Clark construction