Water.
We take it for granted.
You turn the tap...
water comes out.
The quality is good enough
to drink!
You flush the toilet...
water.
You start the washing machine...
water.
It’s everywhere,
but we shouldn’t
take it for granted.
It’s time to learn about
our water footprint!
Seven billion people
live in our world.
Each of us "drinks"
between two and four litres
of water a day.
What!? You say...
I don’t drink that much!
But... We do.
The number comes from
considering the food we eat...
a kilo of beef –
that’s 15,000 litres of water!
A kilo of wheat –
that’s 1,500 litres.
So, on World Water Day,
they want us to think
about the food we eat.
Do we buy food,
only to leave it
in the fridge until its disgusting
and then, throw it away?
(30% or the food produced
worldwide is wasted...
that’s a lot of water
wasted, too!)
They want us to think
about the clothes we buy
– and the water taken
to make them...
They want us to think
of the paper we use –
and the water taken
to make it...
They want us to think
of the obvious ways
we use water –
washing, cooking, cleaning...
Meat consumption
seems to be rising
about as fast as
the human population
is increasing.
The production of meat is a huge
water-user!
With increased populations
comes reduced land...
so the animals grown for their meat
will need to be fed grains...
which also require
significant amounts
of water to grow.
How’s this scary prediction:
By 2025, 1.8 billion people
will, basically,
be living without water.
Check the World Water Day
There’s lots of information.
I guess, sometimes,
we need to be scared into action...
Food photos from here.
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