WATER

Water

Water

• Less than 3% of all water on earth is fresh water

• Only a small portion (0,3%) of this is accessible through rivers or dams

• Freshwater consumption has risen at a rate double that of population growth

• It is an increasingly scarce commodity for industrial, commercial and domestic users alike

DID YOU KNOW?

TAKE A HOT SHOWER

GET CLEAN WATER FROM

THE TAP

FLUSH AWAY YESTERDAY’S

DINNER

DID YOU KNOW?

More people have cellphones than toilets

Access for all

The poorest must be able to have access to water, but enough money must be generated to cover costs of treating and distributing the water

You have the right to water that is

affordable, economical and sustainable

Access for all

Every household should receive 6 kilolitres of free water per month

within 200 meters of their home –

that is 25 litres per person per month

Why do we need water?

cooking

swimmingwashing

dishes

cleaning

gardening

bathingtoilets

brushing teeth

drinking

shower

agriculture

electricity

industry

and more…

Renewable Water Resources per Person in Africa

The Bigger Picture

Water Conservation

You are not allowed to water your garden between 10 am and 4 pm

Water footprint

The total volume of fresh water

that is used, either directly

(actual) or indirectly

(virtual) to produce a product.

Cup of coffee (250 ml)

130 litres

Slab of chocolate (100g)

1 700 litres

Cotton t-shirt (250g)

2 500 litres

Pair of jeans

2 500 litres

Electricity

1,35 litres / kWh

www.virtualwater.com

Water in our homes

Saving water in the home:

• Shower rather than bath

• Rainwater harvesting or grey water use

• Install aerators

• Borehole and well points

• Read your water meter

Bottled water cost

Bottled water resources

1 litre = 26 litres

Bottled water waste

Bottled water waste

450 years

Smart Living

“We cannot solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

Albert Einstein

Rethink…

It takes 10 litres of water to make an

A4 sheet of paper.

The challenge:

What are you

going to do

differently?

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