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1. The reasons &
effects
of Water crisis
BY Phoebe Li

2. Water crisis

3. 1.Nowadays water resource situation
2.The causes of water crisis
3.The effects of water crisis
4.A video resource
5.Conclusion
Catalogue

5. 80% of the world's population (5.6 billion in 2011) live in areas
with threats to water security.
1 out of every 4 deaths under the age of five is due to water-
borne diseases.
1.1 billion people do not have access to safe clean water.
Water resource situation

7. natural
reasons
causes
nurturant
reasons
The causes of water crisis

8. Natural reasons:
1.The amount of available fresh water is small
2.Gloabel warming extreme rainfall
drought/waste water
The causes of water crisis

10. Nurturant reasons
1 2 3
population Deforestation pollution
The causes of water crisis

12. agriculture
effects industry
human
lives
The effects of water crisis

13. Agriculture:
1.agriculture is the largest single user of
fresh water(75% of current human use)
2.Less water, less harvest .
3.People suffer from starve.
The effects of water crisis

14. Industry:
1.The limited water cannot meet the requirement.
1.Improving the efficiency of water usage.
The effects of water crisis

15. Human lives:
1.The serious situations
( Introduced in the beginning of the
presentation.)
2. The next world war would not be for land, nor
for oil, but for water.
The effects of water crisis

17. The
link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNY78
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This video stimulates me to write the paper of
water crisis.
Also, it’s a good conclusion of my topic.
A video resource

19. 1. In conclusion, the water crisis shaped by the natural
and nurturant causes and it has destructive effects on
the agriculture, industry and human lives.
2. Never be what Benjamin Franklin said "When the well's
dry, we know the worth of water."
conclusion

20. References:
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Gorbachev .M.(2000, October-November). The real crisis is not oil. Magazine of
the US Library of Congress
conclusion

21. Hussain .A.(2009,March 26). Water Crisis-The next world war. Retrieved from:
http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/water-crisisthe-next-world-
war-836082.html
Kerry .K.(2010, October 15). Why It's Clear There is a Worldwide Water Crisis.
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Njugna .B.(2010,November 27).Causes of Water Crisis, its Effects and How to
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crisis-its-effects-and-how-to-solve-the-problem-a313786
Pacific Institute & United Nations Global Compact. (2009,May). Climate Change
and the Global Water Crisis: What Businesses Need to Know and Do. P3-4
conclusion

22. Raes .D. & Geerts .S.& Vandersypen .K.(2008) More food, less water.P2-3.
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Stolton.S. &Dudley.N.(2007). Managing forests for cleaner water for urban
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Wikipedia.(2012,August 4) World population. Retrieved from:
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conclusion

23. Thanks for watching