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WATER FOR LIFE. Providing Clean Water to the World Fred Soldwedel [email protected] District 5300 Coordinator, Water Resources International Clean Water Initiative. WATER FOR LIFE Think of all the ways the Industrialized World takes water for granted. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World
Fred SoldwedelFred [email protected]
District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesInternational Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEThink of all the ways the Think of all the ways the
Industrialized World takes water Industrialized World takes water for grantedfor granted
• We have clean drinking water wherever we go
• We bathe in clean water every day
• We wash our clothes in clean water
• We wash our cars with clean water
• We water our plants and lawns
• We swim in it in swimming pools
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do they get their water?How do they get their water?
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhere do they get their water?Where do they get their water?
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhy is this such an important Why is this such an important
issue?issue?• Diarrheal Diseases (dysentery, cholera, typhoid)Diarrheal Diseases (dysentery, cholera, typhoid)
– Estimated 1.2 billion cases of water-related diarrhea each year.Estimated 1.2 billion cases of water-related diarrhea each year.– Responsible for 7.7% of all deaths in Africa each year.Responsible for 7.7% of all deaths in Africa each year.– Leading cause of death among children under 5 years old in Leading cause of death among children under 5 years old in
developing countries: 1.5-3 million/year.developing countries: 1.5-3 million/year.
• BlindnessBlindness– Trachoma: leading cause of preventable blindness – not Trachoma: leading cause of preventable blindness – not
waterborne, but spread by lack of clean water. Simple face waterborne, but spread by lack of clean water. Simple face washing can prevent it.washing can prevent it.
• Parasitic OrganismsParasitic Organisms– Guinea worm – Water contaminated by larvae ingested; mature Guinea worm – Water contaminated by larvae ingested; mature
into worms up to 3 feet long.into worms up to 3 feet long.– Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) – worms from snail hosts.Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) – worms from snail hosts.
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEParasites from unclean drinking Parasites from unclean drinking
waterwater
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/707.html
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEWhat’s the extent of the water What’s the extent of the water
problem?problem?
According to the United Nations World Health Organization:
– What percent of disease in third world countries is caused by
contaminated water?
• 80%!
– How many people in the world have no access to clean water?
• Over 1 billion worldwide
– How many children die from waterborne diseases?
• One every 8 seconds! 150 during a 20 minute presentation
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFEHow do we help?How do we help?
There are many ways to provide clean drinking water
to those in need!
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a single individual!
Pay for a personal
“drinking straw”
$3-6 each
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a whole family!
Pay for a family “drinking straw” $20-25 each
http://florenceor.clubwizard.com/WATERPROJECT.cfm
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide clean water to a whole family!
Pay for a family
“bucket filter” system
$25-50 each
Provide clean water to dozens of people!
Build a cistern for a house/hut
$300-500
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
http://rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu/rainwaterbasics.htmlhttp://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/rainwater/introduction.html
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to a school full of
children!
Build a rain harvesting system
$1,500-2,500
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to hundreds of people in a remote village!!
Drill boreholes and install hand pumps
$2,000-5,000
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to thousands of people in rural or urban settings!
Drill boreholes and install electric pumps to fill large central water tanks
$10,000-50,000
WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?WATER FOR LIFE – How do we help?
Provide water to tens of thousands!
Build a water distribution system for an entire community
$50,000-150,000
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
WATER FOR LIFEWATER FOR LIFE
Providing Clean Water to the WorldProviding Clean Water to the World
Fred Soldwedel and Hassan KheradmandanFred Soldwedel and Hassan [email protected] or [email protected]
District 5300 Coordinator, Water ResourcesDistrict 5300 Coordinator, Water Resources
International Clean Water InitiativeInternational Clean Water Initiative