![]() Water will be the petroleum for the next century Source: BBC, University of Arizona, UNESCO and SOSNPO Source: WRI – World Research Institute - Aqueduct Source: Journal of Science, Policy & Governance Source: Circle of Blue:: Zeropolis – Big Cities, Little Waterĭue to severe water scarcity, Los Angeles imports more water than any other large city in the world, as water imports make up a full 80% of the city’s total water use. London and Mexico City are running out of water Source: Circle of Blue: Floods and Water Shortages Swamp Mexico City 29.Ĭities of risk of running out of drinking water Progress on Household Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, p. Summary Progress Update 2021: SDG 6 - water and sanitation for all, p. It will require a doubling of current rates of progress to reach universal access to basic drinking water by 2030. Half of the population lacking basic water services live in sub-Saharan Africa. Update: 771 million people, around 9.7% of the world’s population, lack access to basic water sources. 6īasic water access: Drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Sources: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, UNWD Report 2018, page 14īy 2050, 40% of the world’s population is projected to live under severe water stress.ħ85 million people live without even basic water access. Today, more than 2 billion people are affected by water stress. One out of four persons live without access to safe water Safe water access: Drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination (‘improved’ sources include: piped water, boreholes or tube wells, protected dug wells, protected springs, rainwater, and packaged or delivered water). Link: WRG-Annual-Report_2021_Final-VDec.pdf () 2021 Annual Report: From Dialogue to Action, the Road to 2030, p. Source: 2030 Water Resources Group, 2021. Update: 2 billion people, more than one quarter of the world’s population, live without safely managed water services. Link: Ģ.2 billion people live without access to safe water, of which the majority live in the least developed countries. Four billion people facing severe water scarcity, p. UN World Water Development Report 2020, p. This amount is projected to increase drastically towards 2050. Half a billion people face severe water scarcity every day. Source: World Water Council & United Nations Water UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Consumptionįour billion people, or about 50% of the global population, live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least one month of the year. Through production and consumption of food and goods we leave our biggest water footprint ![]() Source: Unesco-IHE Institue for Water Education (2010) The Green, Blue and Grey Water Footprint of Crops and Derived Crop Products, p. 20ġ bottle of wine 630 litres / 2864 gallons Source: Unesco-IHE Institue for Water Education (2005) The Water Footprint for Cotton Consumption, p. 178.ġ pair of jeans 8000 litres / 36369 gallons 1 cotton T-shirt 2500 litres / 11365 gallons
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