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The Global Water Crisis

The Global Water Crisis.

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The Global Water Crisis

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  1. The Global Water Crisis Water crisis is a general term used to describe a situation where the available water within a region is less than the region's demand. The term has been used to describe the availability of potable water in a variety of regions. The major aspects of the water crisis are overall scarcity of usable water and water pollution. Water is the fundamental life blood of all organisms on Earth; without it nothing on Earth can survive. However, over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water. Everyday, 4400 children die because of contaminated water. This means that every 15 seconds, a child dies.

  2. The Thirst Project The Thirst Project is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles that provides clean water to communities who do not have access to it by building freshwater wells. It was started in 2008, has raised $2.6 million, and has provided over 100,00 people with clean water. The Thirst Project has built wells in Columbia, Uganda, and India. But, their main focus is Swaziland where they aim to provide clean water for the entire country by 2015.

  3. Thirst Project: Integration We contacted Seth Maxwell, the CEO and Founder of the Thirst Project, and he came to our school to give an assembly on what his organization does. He told us how it would only take $5,000 to create a well that provides clean water to a community indefinitely. He told us how it would take $1.8 billion to end the Global Water crisis. And most importantly, he inspired us to take a stand. Our group created a Thirst Project Chapter, which we would use to raise money to build a well.

  4. Clean Ocean Action Clean Ocean Action is a coalition of more than 125 groups that works to keep the waters of the New York bight clean. Religious, conservation, and student groups are just a few examples of the many groups who have realized that keeping our waters clean is a priority. Clean Ocean Action has educated people on the importance of keeping our waters clean, has protected shores from Maine to Florida from oil and gas drilling, and has established the nation’s first Clean Ocean zone (an area where it is prohibited to dump any kind of waste into the ocean).

  5. Clean Ocean Action: Integration On March 23rd, our group, along with hundreds of other people, traveled to different locations along the Jersey Shoreline to help clean up the beaches. We went to Sandy Hook and picked up trash over a three hour period. We were shocked at the multitude of items we found on the shore. Tires, plastic bottles, soda cans and PVC pipes were just a few of the items we found during the clean up. We plan to go back as many times as possible so that we can continue to help clean up the shore lines.

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