about water:

L ife as we know it , that is, everything around our planet, is built from the same six essential elemental ingredients: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur. Stands for CHNOPS. The human body averages between 50-75% of whater. The percentages change according to age, gender and health conditon.

And, according to age, health condition, or weather conditon, a human cannot survive without water between 3 days to a week.

We can certainly say: the responsability of a civilized society is to make sure that the most basic elements that makes life possible . . . WATER . . . is available and safe for all.

There are 7.4 billion people in this planet of ours and the majority have either no water, have to walk miles with buckets to get it, or live with filthy contaminated water . . .

While many people in the “developed world” think they will have water forever and their water is safe . . .and, continue to warn travelers with the common sentence: “Don’t drink the water” . . . Well, I guess many in the "underdeveloped world," might just be laughing out loud! Have anyone heard about Flint, Ohio, USA?

But if you think Flint, Michigan is an “exception” . . . well, think again!

WATER

The water understands
Civilization well;
It wets my foot, but prettily,
It chills my life, but wittily,
It is not disconcerted,
It is not broken-hearted:
Well used, it decketh joy,
Ill used, it will destroy,
In perfect time and measure
With a face of golden pleasure
Elegantly destroy.

water is the most valuable resource without borders . . .

the world - water - humans - the environment
The Water Information conservation is another complete resource of information. CHECK REPORT The UN 2021 World Water Development Repor is another complete resource of information. CHECK REPORT
Three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered with water, yet 98 percent is salt water and not fit for consumption.
Less than one percent of all the water on Earth is freshwater available for human consumption.
The human body is more than 60 percent water. Blood is 92 percent water, the brain and muscles are 75 percent water, and bones are about 22 percent water.
A human can survive for a month or more without eating food, but only a week or so without drinking water.
85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet.
783 million people do not have access to clean water
2.5 billion don’t have access to adequate sanitation
6 to 8 million people die annually from disasters and water-related diseases.
3.5 planets Earth would be needed to sustain a global population with the lifestyle of the average European or North American.
Projections of 2–3 billion population growth by 2050 will require an increase in food demand of 70% .
Over half of the world population lives in urban areas, and they are struggling to keep up with population growth (WHO/UNICEF, 2010).
By 2030, food demand is predicted to increase by 50% (70% by 2050) (Bruinsma, 2009)
While energy demand from hydropower and other renewable energy resources will rise by 60% (WWAP, 2009).
increase of both water and energy consumption, as both are interconnected will increase competition for water between water-using sectors.
Water availability is expected to decrease in many regions
Yet, global agricultural water consumption alone is estimated to increase by ~19% by 2050.
The lack of any technological progress or policy intervention will contribute to the problem to be greater.
Water for irrigation and food production constitutes one of the greatest pressures on freshwater resources.
Agriculture accounts for ~70% of global freshwater withdrawals (up to 90% in some fast-growing economies).
Economic growth and individual wealth are shifting diets from predominantly starch-based to meat and dairy, which require more water.
About 66% of Africa is arid or semi-arid
More than 300 of the 800 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a water-scarce environment ( they have less than 1,000 m3 per capita (NEPAD, 2006).

or, is it?

dak dot Water is not confined to political borders.

dak dot An estimated 148 states have international basins within their territory (OSU, n.d., 2008 data)

dak dot 21 countries lie entirely within them (OSU, n.d, 2002 data)

dak dot There are 276 transboundary river basins in the world (64 transboundary river basins in Africa, 60 in Asia, 68 in Europe, 46 in North America and 38 in South America).

dak dot 185 out of the 276 transboundary river basins, about two-thirds, are shared by two countries. 256 out of 276 are shared by 2, 3 or 4 countries (92,7%), and 20 out of 276 are shared by 5 or more countries (7,2%), the maximum being 18 countries sharing a same transboundary river basin (Danube)

dak dot 46% of the globe’s (terrestrial) surface is covered by transboundary river basins.

dak dot 148 countries include territory within one or more transboundary river basins.

dak dot 39 countries have more than 90% of their territory within one or more transboundary river basins.

dak dot 21 lie entirely within one or more of these watersheds.

dak dot Africa has about one-third of the world’s major international water basins – basins larger than 100,000 km2. Virtually all sub-Saharan African countries, and Egypt, share at least one international water basin. Depending on how they are counted, there are between 63 (UNEP, 2010b) and 80 (UNECA, 2000) transboundary river and lake basins on the African continent.

dak dot Rich nations are tending to maintain or increase their consumption of natural resources (WWF, 2010), but are exporting their footprints to producer, and typically, poorer, nations.

dak dot European and North American populations consume a considerable amount of virtual water embedded in imported food and products

dak dot Each person in North America and Europe (excluding former Soviet Union countries) consumes at least 3 m3 per day of virtual water in imported food, compared to 1.4 m3 per day in Asia and 1.1 m3 per day in Africa (Zimmer and Renault, n.d.).

dak dot Land grabbing is another increasingly common phenomenon. Saudi Arabia, one of the Middle East’s largest cereal growers, announced it would cut cereal production by 12% a year to reduce the unsustainable use of groundwater

dak dot To protect its water and food security, the Saudi government issued incentives to Saudi corporations to lease large tracts of land in Africa for agricultural production. By investing in Africa to produce its staple crops, Saudi Arabia is saving the equivalent of hundreds of millions of gallons of water per year and reducing the rate of depletion of its fossil aquifers.

dak dot Nearly all Arab countries suffer from water scarcity

dak dot An estimated 66% of the Arab region’s available surface freshwater originates outside the region

lead and water testing in the USA

In 21 cities, testers were instructed to 'pre-flush' water pipes before testing for lead content, against EPA guidance

In 7 cities, testers removed aerators from spouts before running water, which can reduce lead content

In 23 cities, testers were told to run water slowly, which causes less lead to be dislodged from pipes.

You can read this extensive report about water cooperation under the support of the UNESCO -UN
UN WATER - WORLD WATER DAY 2013 - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF WATER COOPERATION

List of cities

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YOU CAN ALSO READ THE COMPLETE REPORT AND RESEARCH BY CLARK MERREFIELD AND LAUREN STREIB, FOR THE DAILY BAST (article05.19.10 8:35 AM ET) by clicking : OUR MOST POLLUTED STATES
NEW ENGLAND	Boston,MS
	Worcester, MA
	Springfield, MA
	Bridgeport, CT
	Portland, ME
	Lewiston, ME
	Bangor, ME
	South Burlington, VT
MID-ATLANTIC	Philadelphia, PA
	Buffalo, NY
	Jersey City, NJ
	Albany, NY
	Croton-on-Hudson, NY
MIDWEST	Chicago, IL
	Detroit, MI
	Columbus, OH
	Bangor, ME
	Milwaukee, WI
	Grand Rapids, MI
	Aurora, IL
	Rockford, IL
	Warren, MI
	Galesburg, IL
	Sebring, OH
SOUTH	Miami, FL
	Tampa, FL
	Greensboro, NC
	St. Petersburg, FL
	Augusta, GA
	Jackson, MS
	Charleston, SC
	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Bowling Green, KY
	Southaven, MS

facts about water

about water:

but, is it?

a paradox:

WATER

byRalph Waldo Emerson1803

water is the most valuable resource without borders . . .

lead and water testing in the USA

follow colors of the 3 dot and match them with the blue chart bellow

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