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Environmentally friendly:
Reduces the need for plastic water bottles, plastic tanks, warehousing and transportation. reduces carbon footprint.
With over 7 billion people on the planet, and climate change unavoidable, experts now worry we’re running out of usable water. The symptoms are obvious: multiyear droughts, large-scale crop failures, several major cities — like Cape Town — on the verge of running out of water, increasing conflicts and protests over water use, fears of full-scale water wars.
These are some heartbreaking facts and stats:
Water is at the core of sustainable socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems, and human survival itself. It is vital for reducing the global burden of disease and improving the health, welfare, and productivity of populations.
Water is also at the heart of adaptation to climate change, serving as the crucial link between the climate system, human society, and the environment. Without proper water governance, there is likely to be increased competition for water and an escalation of water crises of various kinds, triggering emergencies in a range of water-dependent sectors.
The physical world of water is closely bound up with the socio-political world, with water often a key factor in managing risks such as famine, migration, epidemics, inequalities, and political instability.
Water Scarcity
Water scarcity can mean scarcity in availability due to physical shortage, or scarcity in access due to the failure of institutions to ensure a regular supply, or due to lack of adequate infrastructure.
Water scarcity already affects every continent. Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, and an increasing number of regions are reaching the limit at which water services can be sustainably delivered, especially in arid regions.
Water scarcity is exacerbated as rapidly growing urban areas place heavy pressure on neighboring water resources. Climate change and bio-energy demands are also expected to amplify the already complex relationship between world development and water demand.
85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet.
Around 1.2 billion people in 43 countries or almost one-fifth of the world’s population, live in areas of scarcity.
Another 1.6 billion people, or almost one-quarter of the world’s population, face economic water shortage — where countries lack the necessary infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers.
Water and Ecosystems
Ecosystems — such as forests, wetlands, and grasslands — are a critical part of the global water cycle. All freshwater ultimately depends on the continued healthy functioning of ecosystems and recognizing the water cycle as a biophysical process is essential to achieving sustainable water management.
