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Resource: Water

Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earth’s population …but 20% of it’s fresh water World’s Water World’s Fresh Water

Thermal power generation: Coal, nuclear, natural gas power plants

Canada’s Water Consumption How does Canada compare to other developed countries?

Water problems As the world’s population increases the amount of clean fresh water is decreasing

International Water Issues one in eight people (884 million) lack access to safe water supplies 3.6 million people die each year from water-related disease. Poor people living in the slums often pay 5-10 times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.

Local Water Issues: Great Lakes Great lakes water levels dropping due to climate change Pressure to send water from Great Lakes to southern USA Pollution from industries surrounding lakes