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GT BRIEFING FEBRUARY 2015: THE WATER CHALLENGE

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“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.”

Kofi Annan, Former United NaEons Secretary-‐General

“The challenge of securing safe and plenLful water for all is one of the most daunLng challenges

faced by the world today ”

Ban Ki-‐Moon, United NaEons Secretary-‐General







(Source: NaEonal Intelligence Council, Special Reports, Global Water Security, February 2012 hQp://www.dni.gov/nic/Global%20Water%20Security%20Map.pdf)




Photo credit: hQp://www.examiner.com/arEcle/culprits-‐or-‐vicEms-‐of-‐polluted-‐waterways

Photo credit: hQp://www.socialphy.com/posts/off-‐topic/1097/Clam-‐Cleanup.html

OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE IS DUMPED INTO WATER BODIES WHERE IT POLLUTES THE USABLE WATER SUPPLY

OF THE TOTAL AREA OF BANGLADESH HAS ARSENIC CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER




Mexico 2014:

In a village in Mexico a confrontaEon over a water spring leaves more than 100 police injured and five people arrested. And it’s just the latest in a series of clashes. Local governments say they are trying to extend municipal supply to the area; residents are afraid the objecEve is to take control over a local water source. (Source: Pacific Insitute)

Iraq/Syria 2014

Fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are advancing on the Haditha Dam raising the possibility of catastrophic damage and flooding. The ISIS militants are fighEng for control of the Euphrates River Dam and government forces were fighEng to halt their advance. (Source: Pacific Insitute)

Photo credit: hQp://pacinst.org/issues/water-‐and-‐conflict/conflicts-‐over-‐water/


WATER AND SANITATION CLAIMS MORE LIVES THROUGH DISEASE THAN ANY WAR

CLAIMS THROUGH GUNS.

PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN

WATER

PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE

SANITATION

PEOPLE DIE ANNUALLY FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS AND

WATER-‐RELATED DISEASES

Photo credit: hQp://blogs.redcross.org.uk/tag/hygiene/







Source: Veolia Water





POPULATIONS OF FRESHWATER SPECIES

DECLINED MORE RAPIDLY THAN MARINE (39 %) AND TERRESTRIAL (39%) POPULATIONS

OF GARBAGE, MOSTLY PLASTIC, IS DUMPED INTO THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR KILLING MARINE

LIFE AND POLLUTING OCEANS

Photo credit: hQp://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/plasEc-‐rubbish-‐wildlife.html#cr

Photo credit: hQp://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/05/where-‐plasEcs-‐go-‐kill (Sources: Living Planet Report 2014, Conserve Energy Future)


THINK •  DesalinaEon technologies •  Waste water treatment •  Waterless toilets and washing machines •  Zero-‐water manufacturing •  SmartWater technologies •  RegulaEons •  Partnerships •  Awareness campaigns For specific examples read our full briefing The Water Challenge


How will the future of water impact your

organizaLon and industry?

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