gt briefing february 2015 the water challengev3
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GT BRIEFING FEBRUARY 2015: THE WATER CHALLENGE
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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”
Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General
“The challenge of securing safe and plenLful water for all is one of the most daunLng challenges
faced by the world today ”
Ban Ki-‐Moon, United NaEons Secretary-‐General
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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”
Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General
“The challenge of securing safe and plenLful water for all is one of the most daunLng challenges
faced by the world today ”
Ban Ki-‐Moon, United NaEons Secretary-‐General
(Source: NaEonal Intelligence Council, Special Reports, Global Water Security, February 2012 hQp://www.dni.gov/nic/Global%20Water%20Security%20Map.pdf)
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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”
Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General
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OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE IS DUMPED INTO WATER BODIES WHERE IT POLLUTES THE USABLE WATER SUPPLY
OF THE TOTAL AREA OF BANGLADESH HAS ARSENIC CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER
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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”
Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General
Mexico 2014:
In a village in Mexico a confrontaEon over a water spring leaves more than 100 police injured and five people arrested. And it’s just the latest in a series of clashes. Local governments say they are trying to extend municipal supply to the area; residents are afraid the objecEve is to take control over a local water source. (Source: Pacific Insitute)
Iraq/Syria 2014
Fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are advancing on the Haditha Dam raising the possibility of catastrophic damage and flooding. The ISIS militants are fighEng for control of the Euphrates River Dam and government forces were fighEng to halt their advance. (Source: Pacific Insitute)
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WATER AND SANITATION CLAIMS MORE LIVES THROUGH DISEASE THAN ANY WAR
CLAIMS THROUGH GUNS.
PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN
WATER
PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE
SANITATION
PEOPLE DIE ANNUALLY FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS AND
WATER-‐RELATED DISEASES
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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”
Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General
“The challenge of securing safe and plenLful water for all is one of the most daunLng challenges
faced by the world today ”
Ban Ki-‐Moon, United NaEons Secretary-‐General
Source: Veolia Water
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“The challenge of securing safe and plenLful water for all is one of the most daunLng challenges
faced by the world today ”
Ban Ki-‐Moon, United NaEons Secretary-‐General
POPULATIONS OF FRESHWATER SPECIES
DECLINED MORE RAPIDLY THAN MARINE (39 %) AND TERRESTRIAL (39%) POPULATIONS
OF GARBAGE, MOSTLY PLASTIC, IS DUMPED INTO THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR KILLING MARINE
LIFE AND POLLUTING OCEANS
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Photo credit: hQp://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/05/where-‐plasEcs-‐go-‐kill (Sources: Living Planet Report 2014, Conserve Energy Future)
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THINK • DesalinaEon technologies • Waste water treatment • Waterless toilets and washing machines • Zero-‐water manufacturing • SmartWater technologies • RegulaEons • Partnerships • Awareness campaigns For specific examples read our full briefing The Water Challenge
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How will the future of water impact your
organizaLon and industry?
Read the full briefing: The Water Challenge on hbp://
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In March, look out for trends in acLon on Upstarts: Driving the
entrepreneurial economy
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