Statistics

70% of the planet is water, but only 3% is freshwater of which ⅔ is in frozen glaciers

1.1 billion people lack access to water

2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month per year

2.4 billion have inadequate sanitation and exposed to diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever, and other water-borne illnesses

2 million die from diarrheal diseases (1 kid every minute)

• 1 in 4 lack access to a toilet

50% of wetlands have disappeared

By 2025, ⅔ of population will face water shortages at this current consumption rate

90% of all natural disasters are water-related

31% of schools lack access to clean water