By: Ryley Bailey
Jennifer Freiburger
Clinton Stephens
Objectives
 Explanation of how water is essential for life on this
planet.
 Create an awareness of problems that arise when
people lack clean drinking water
 How can we help people in need around the world?
Water Scarcity
 Main problem
 Water vs. Population relationship
 Enough freshwater for 7 billion people
 Distributed unevenly
 Wasted
 Polluted
Water in the United States
 The Safe Drinking Water Act? (1974)
 Millions of Americans receive high quality drinking water
on a daily basis
 What are some things we use water for everyday?
 ARE WE WASTING WATER?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syvuEB-0Hao (1min)
Basic Terms
 What is Safe Drinking Water?
- Water used for domestic purposes, drinking, cooking,
and personal hygiene
 What does it means to have access?
- less than a kilometer away (.62miles)
- Reliable for at least 20 liters per
- Member of a household a day.
%Population without Access to Safe
Drinking Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQKtKQIq8
Around the World
 UK- 150 liters per day
 France -290 liters
 Spain-320 liters
 USA-575 liters
Under developed countries
- Kenya
- Niger
LESS THEN 100 liters!
- Haiti
- Uganda
World Water Crisis
Women and Children walking miles
to provide water for the family
Water is scarce,
and not always
the cleanest
Importance of safe water
 Agriculture
 Improves sanitation/hygiene
 Hydration and dehydration
 Water Aids!
 HEALTH-Prevents disease (Diarrhea, cholera,
dysentery, typhoid)
Importance of having access to
safe water
 Education(increased attendance)
 Equal rights (women and children)
 Poverty
 Essential for life
Ending Poverty Begins with Clean
Water
Symptoms of no clean water
 Poor health
 Hunger
 Lack of Education
 Creates a cycle of Poverty
The Facts
 Water is the most critical nutrient for sustaining life.
- Drinking, cooking, bathing
- Each person needs 20-50 liters per day or 6-8 cups
- 2/3 the human body
 More than one in six people worldwide - 894 million
don't have access to this
amount of safe freshwater.
The Facts
 3.4million people die every year from unsafe drinking
Water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes.
-One of the top causes for disease in the world, 2nd
biggest killer of children
-90% are children under age of 5
 Five times as many children die each year of diarrhea
and dehydration as of HIV/AIDS.
How can we make a difference?
 Help provide Water filtration systems
 The classic well
 Charities (one dollar)
 Manage water use better
-don’t leave faucet running
-shorter showers
-reusable water bottles
-never throw water away
The water use to population
increase relationship has _____ in
the last century
1. Tripled(x3)
33%
33%
33%
2. Doubled(x2)
3. Stayed the same
1
2
3
Safe water must be ____ away for it to
be considered accessible.
1. 5 kilometers
25%
25%
25%
25%
2. 10 kilometers
3. Less than 1
kilometer
4. 15 kilometers
1
2
3
4
Drinking water is water used for domestic
purposes such as drinking, cooking, and
personal hygiene.
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
How much water does a person
need a day?
1. 100 liters
25%
25%
25%
2
3
25%
2. 20-50 liters
3. 75-100 liters
4. 100-150 liters
1
4
1 out of every six people
worldwide do not have access to
safe drinking water
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
What does water aid us in?
1. Digestion
25%
25%
25%
2
3
25%
2. Regulation of body
temp
3. Carries
nutrient/removes
waste
4. All of the above
1
4
On average what % of the body is
made up of water
1. 60%
25%
25%
25%
2
3
25%
2. 50%
3. 90%
4. 75%
1
4
Lacking access to safe drinking
water can create a cycle of poverty
1. True
50%
50%
2. False
1
2
What does the Safe Drinking Water
Act do for us?
1. Ensures safe water
2.
3.
4.
5.
in U.S.
Provides water for
other countries
Sets standards for
water quality
All of the above
1 and 3 only
100%
1
Resources
 http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtml
 http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/
 https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-
water-developing-world
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQK-tKQIq8
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syvuEB-0Hao