World Water Day 2012
World Water Day 2012 – The World Is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry
Water scarcity already impacts every continent and more than 40 percent of the people on our planet. By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water-stressed conditions.
There are more than 7 billion people to feed on the planet today, with another 2 billion expected by 2050. This population increase means that 70 percent more food will be needed and up to 100 percent in developing countries.
It takes nearly 800 gallons of water to produce enough food to satisfy a person’s daily needs. Each person drinks anywhere from 0.5 to 1 gallon of water every day. However, most of the water we consume is embedded in the food we eat, meaning that wasted food equates to wasted water.
It takes 396 gallons of water to produce about two pounds of wheat. It takes 10 times more water (3,960 gallons) to produce the same amount (two pounds) of beef! Producing feed crops for livestock, slaughtering and the processing of meat, milk and other dairy products also require large quantities of water.
Why is water a key to food security?
How much water is needed to produce our food?
What effect does climate change have on our food security?
How can we protect this precious resource?
Click on the link below for Frequently asked questions :
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/faqs.html
We have water rationing here in Los Angeles, because it is a temperate desert, and all of our water comes from the mountains North and East of here, (after the Agribusinesses use it)
So I cache water in sinks, and use that for the Garden. Last Summer I was able to water the whole Garden with this Recycled grey water, and my water bill actually went down! Yeah, I pay for it once, but I use it twice
Merci Phil pour ce bel article sur l’eau :love:
L’eau c est la vie elle est precieuse …bonne fin d aprem je partage ton blog bisous 😀
Life cannot be sustained without this precious resource! :love: :love:
thank you Phil. Water is life
