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World Water Crisis

World Water Crisis. By: Sydney, CJ, Kaitlin, Elly. What is it?. The world need for water and how it is in short supply Water scarcity is the lack of enough water or lack of access to safe water. Water demands. Agriculture Growing world population

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World Water Crisis

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  1. World Water Crisis By: Sydney, CJ, Kaitlin, Elly

  2. What is it? The world need for water and how it is in short supply Water scarcity is the lack of enough water or lack of access to safe water.

  3. Water demands Agriculture Growing world population Political problems- civil and military disputes Economic differences

  4. Issues it causes Globally Nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to clean and safe water Diseases U.S. • At least 36 states are expected to face water shortages in the next 5 years • Price for ensuring a reliable water supply could be staggering

  5. Population impacted Up to half of humanity has one of the six main diseases received from water Ex. Diarrhea, schistosomaisis, trachoma, infestation with ascaris, guinea worm, or hookworm. 5 million people die from poor drinking water each year Developing countries are most impacted

  6. How does it impact the environment Ruins rivers and lakes Dries out environment Helps fuel wildfires

  7. Colorado river levels depleting

  8. Water Conservation Reuse water Support water agencies – promote recycling and reclamation systems Reduce water loss- improve maintenance of water delivery systems

  9. Water Conservation cont. Manage water better Put aside money for better water facilities- upgrading pipes- 300 billion dollars over 30 years invest in new crop varieties Improve irrigation efficiency

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