International Year of Freshwater

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• International Year of Freshwater
• World Water Day, March 22, 2003
• 3rd World Water Forum, Japan, March 16-23, 2003
• World Water Development Report, Water for People,
  Water for Life source of this report, unless
  otherwise noted

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Why the interest?

• 1.2 billion people lack clean drinking water
• 250 million cases of water-related disease/year,
  with 5 10 million deaths
• Over last 100 years, nearly ½ of all wetlands
  lost
• Water pollution growing problem (50 people in
  developing countries have polluted water sources)
• Impact of global warming may be severe
• from Water Pacific Institute for Studies in
  Development, Environment, and Security

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• 2.53 of the earths water is freshwater
• 2/3 of the freshwater is in the form of ice or
  permanent snow fields
• Groundwater .28 total water
• Fresh water lakes streams .0091
• Renewable water supplies are restricted to runoff
  infiltration

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• 1.3 gallons/day needed to survive, on average
• 13 gallons/day needed for drinking, cooking,
  bathing, and sanitation
• U.S. 65-78 gallons/day for drinking, cooking,
  bathing and lawn watering
• Somalia 2.3 gallons/day

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• Is this just a reflection of standard of living?
• Netherlands 27 gallons/day
• from Water Facts, Trends, Threats, and
  Solutions, Pacific Institute for Studies in
  Development, Environment, and Security

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Water-rich CountriesCunningham Saigo, 2001
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Water-poor CountriesCunnigham Saigo, 2001
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• 261 international river basins
• 145 nations share at least one river basin
• Over past 50 years, 1,200 cooperative
  interactions, including 200 non-navigation
  treaties
• During same time, 500 conflicts (see
  http//www.worldwater.org/conflict.htm )

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