The Value of Water

The Value of Water

• Water is one of the rarest and most precious resources on our planet

• The demand for water worldwide is increasing because of population growth and modern lifestyle of developed countries

• Faced with a shortage of water the right way to act is try to consume less and better to ensure this resource to all,  today and tomorrow

Apparent aboundance

If all water in the world filled a 5-liter bucket, usable water would fill just a coffee teaspoon!

not all the water can be used! What does

it mean?

Rational and sustainable use

To ensure continuity and safetythe habits of water consumption should beguided by rational and sustainable use.

HOW?

Through the respect of some simple rules:

1. Abandon the belief that water is an unlimited resource2. Do not pollute3. Reduce water waste4. Optimize the use of water5. Generalize the water reuse

Everyday consumption

How much water do we consume every day?

Only for domestic purposes a European citizen uses an average of almost 300 liters of water a day….of these, only 2 liters are used for drinking !

What do we use water for?

Every day we use large amounts of water for different purposes:

Daily actions

•Bath•Shower•Toilet flush•Wash your hands•Wash your teeth

POLLUTION

Some sources of pollution

Sewers in a city

Farms

Industries Agriculture.

WATER AND HEALTH

Water is the most important element necessary to ensure that everyone obtains the universal human right

"to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being of himself and of his family" (article 25, Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

For good health, nothing else is as important as pure water.

WATER AND HEALTH

Every day your body loses two and a half liters of fluid.

In an emergency, a human can survive several weeks without food but cannot survive without water more than three days.

An adequate water

consumption is healthy and

keeps us vital.

Why is water important for our body?

• involves assimilation of food and digestive leading processes

• carries nutrients and oxygen to cells • removes the waste products through the blood

and lymphatic system• lubricates every joint in our body• eliminate the impurities that are deposited on the

skin • replace the liquid that we lose through breathing,

perspiration and digestion.• helps regulate body temperature through

perspiration • serves as a protective cushion for the brain and

spinal cord

Water without borders

In the world water available is more than enough to satisfy everyone's needs, but we should care about its extraction and

distribution

water has no borders it is a common resource

whose protection

requires international cooperation