The international science and development communities have referred to a global water crisis that is emerging. Looking at the current situation in virtually every region of the world, the facts show that the world water crisis is here. Six key perspectives, water scarcity and insecurity, unsustainable development, water infrastructure deterioration and destruction, water-related disasters and ecosystem degradation are to present an overview of the scale of the world’s water crisis.
Here are some of the many proof points that current evidence reveals.
• There will be a 40% gap between water demand and water available by 2030
• 1.8 billion people now use water as drinking source that is contaminated.
• 80% or more of wastewater returns to the environment without adequate treatment
• 30% of global water abstraction is lost due to leakage
• Water scarcity currently affects 40% of the global population