Precious Resource

Cherish every drop of water!

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Limited clean water access is a big global problem.

People need to drink about a gallon of clean water every day, just to survive.

Basic needs such as washing and cooking add more than another 3 gallons or so per person each day.

Most people do not have the resources to get this much water.

People who are forced to drink dirty water are prone to many diseases.

Quick Facts:

Number of people in the world: 6.8 billion
Number of people without clean water access: 1 billion (14.7%)

Number of people with inadequate sanitation: 3.4 billion (50%) 

Number of countries in the world: 164

Number of countries without clean water access: 25 (15.2%)

Number of countries with inadequate sanitation: 63 (38.4%) 

This problem is worsened by global warming.

Global warming is causing more droughts, and hurricanes.

Droughts are periods of great dryness in an area, and the reason this worsens the problem is obvious.

Hurricanes are worsening this problem because they hit the areas that already have this problem.

When they hit these areas, they destroy the water system that the area has, so that the people can not get clean water.