1. Mission: To Share Clean Water with Those in Need

2. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC A SPECIAL ISSUE Water OUR THIRSTY WORLD

3. Our Water NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S FRESH WATER IS LOCKED IN ICE MOST OF THE REST IS IN AQUIFERS THAT WE’RE DRAINING MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THE NATURAL RECHARGE RATE TWO-THIRDS OF OUR WATER IS USED TO GROW FOOD

4. Our Water WITH 83 MILLION MORE PEOPLE ON EARTH EACH YEAR, WATER DEMAND WILL KEEP GOING UP UNLESS WE CHANGE HOW WE USE IT AMERICANS USE ABOUT 100 GALLONS OF WATER AT HOME EACH DAY. MILLIONS OF THE WORLD’S POOREST SUBSIST ON FEWER THAN FIVE GALLONS.

5. Our Water 46 PERCENT OF PEOPLE ON EARTH DO NOT HAVE WATER PIPED TO THEIR HOMES. WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WALK AN AVERAGE OF 3.7 MILES TO GET WATER. IN 15 YEARS, 1.8 BILLION PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN REGIONS OF SEVERE WATER SCARCITY.

6. Health ONE OUT OF EIGHT PEOPLE LACKS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER 3.3 MILLION DIE FROM WATER-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS EACH YEAR WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP CAN REDUCE DIARRHEAL DISEASE BY 45 PERCENT

7. Waterworks THE WEIGHT OF CHINA’S THREE GORGES RESERVOIR WILL TILT THE EARTH’S AXIS BY NEARLY AN INCH THE LONGEST WATER TUNNEL, SUPPLYING NEW YORK CITY, IS 85 MILES AND LEAKS UP TO 35 MILLION GALLONS A DAY DAM PROJECTS HAVE DISPLACED UP TO 80 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

8. Hidden Water THE WORLD CONSUMES TRILLIONS OF VIRTUAL GALLONS: SERVE A POUND OF BEEF AND YOU ARE ALSO SERVING UP 1,857 GALLONS OF WATER. A CUP OF COFFEE? THAT’S 37 GALLONS, ENOUGH TO FILL THE AVERAGE BATHTUB. PULL ON A PAIR OF JEANS AND YOU’RE SOAKING IN 2,900 GALLONS. THIS IS OUR FRESHWATER CONSUMPTION WE DON’T DIRECTLY SEE. IT’S CALLED VIRTUAL WATER: THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED TO CREATE A PRODUCT.

9. Mission: To Share Clean Water with Those in Need (revised July 2010) www.livingwatersfortheworld.org