This image aboveshows just how much we all rely on safe, clean drinking water to keep our industries humming and businesses operating. Water, the world's most precious resource, is predicted to become extremely scarce in just a few decades. In fact, by the middle of this century, almost 7 billion people will face water stress or scarcity conditions. And as this image illustrates, the U.S. global water footprint is enormous. U.S. citizens use more freshwater to produce goods and services for our more than 300 million people than most other nations in the world combined! Water for Humans works closely with NGOs, government entities, and health organizations worldwide to help ensure that clean drinking water will be available for our children, our grandchildren, and for many generations to come.
The human toll of dirty water and lack of access to safe drinking water for more than 1.2 billion people, and poor water sanitation practices for nearly 2.6 billion people, are enormous. In this March 2010 interview with Kate Norgrove, Head of Campaigns WaterAid, she points out how the critical water sanitation issue is an essential part of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). All the other MDGs hinge on successfully addressing the worldwide water crisis! Water for Humans is using sophisticated clean-water solutions technologies to help ensure that under-served populations have access to safe drinking water.
Interview with Kate Norgrove of Campaigns WaterAid – WATCH
Water for Humans is employing the latest technologies and working closely with local communities to bring fresh and safe drinking water to communities like the ones described in this important report. Water for Humans fully intends to leverage its expertise in creating sustainable clean-water solutions to under-served populations.We are also committed to convincing governments around the world that clean water is not a commodity to exploit but is a precious resource that must remain available to everyone.
1)Educate to Change Consumption and Lifestyles In the end, changing the face of this crisis involves education to motivate new behaviors. Coping with the coming era of water scarcity will require major overhaul of all forms of consumption, from individual use to the supply chains of major corporations, like GE. Some regions led by India, Australia and the Southwest U.S., are already facing the freshwater crisis. The most critical task is making sure the problem is much better understood worldwide. 2. Invent New Water Conservation Technologies In areas where aquifers are drying up and rainwater is increasingly unpredictable, innovation is needed. But as we attempt to cope with freshwater scarcity and develop conservation technologies, energy consumption is an important consideration.
3.Recycle Wastewater In March, 2010, World Water Day panelists urged a new mindset for wastewater treatment. Some countries, like Singapore, are trying to recycle to cut water imports and become more self-sufficient. The rich East Asian republic is a leader in developing advanced technology that cleanses wastewater for other uses, including drinking.
4.Improve Irrigation and Agricultural Practices
Some 70 percent of the world’s freshwater is used for agriculture. Improving irrigation can help close supply and demand gaps. In certain cases profligate irrigation practices meant for an earlier era has weakened the ability of farmers to provide food and fiber to a growing world. Examples include the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, Central Asia’s Aral Sea, and the American Southwest. Although new technology has become an appealing solution, global water experts like Peter Gleick note that in some cases, such as the agricultural systems in California, success stories can happen by improving what’s already in place.
