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Global Water

How do people in different cultures access water around the world? Is the water always clean? What are the consequences of having unsafe drinking water? Photo: Julien Harneis

Many people in the developing world are still without adequate water and sanitation.

Examples include: –diarrhoeas and dysenteries –cholera –giardiasis –amoebic dysentery –typhoid –hepatitis A Disease toll: 5 million children under the age of five die annually of dehydration caused by diarrhoea. Around 100 million people suffer diarrhoea at any one time. (Source: New Internationalist) Oral-faecal diseases

How much water do we use?

Australia: 150 – 300L per day Developing countries: 9 – 25L per day Photo: Richard Giles Photo: Living Water International

A person needs 5 litres a day for drinking and cooking… Photo: Living Water International

Photo: World Bank …and 25 litres per day to stay clean.

Two thirds of the world’s households use a water source outside the home… Photo: World Bank

…and the water haulers are invariably women. Photos: World Bank

Most women can only carry 15 litres comfortably… Photo: Living Water International

Photo: Julien Harneis 18 litre plastic jerry cans now commonly in use weigh 20kg!

Photo: World Bank It is not uncommon for women in some parts of Africa to spend five hours a day hauling water.

Problem: Well, well, well? 1.Calculate how long it would take to fill a 9L bucket of water and walk 100m and back. 2.Calculate the average daily water use for your family. Hint: Approx. 175L per person per day.

3. Imagine YOU are the water carrier! Calculate how long it would take you to carry the water your house uses each day from the well. Photo: Living Water International

Questions?