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• Voice Of Water is creating awareness on Water, a valueable resource for humanity.

• Here are key facts and Figures, brought by Voice Of Water (UN).

Today, it takes 2,000-5,000 litres of water to produce a person’s daily food. A 50% increase in food demand is expected by 2050. (FAO, 2020)

• From 2015 to 2021 water-use efficiency has increased by 20% globally, however, 58% of reporting countries still exhibit low water-use efficiency, mainly representing economies that depend largely on agriculture. (UN-Water, 2024)
• 72% of all freshwater withdrawals are used by agriculture, 16% by industries, and 12% by municipalities. (UN-Water, 2023)
• Rising water stress is affecting food security and biodiversity. There are rapid changes in surface water in one fifth of river basins. (UN-Water, 2021)
• In 2023, over 864 million people experienced severe food insecurity, periodically going without food for an entire day or more. Between 713 and 757 million people were undernourished. (FAO/IFAD/UNICEF/WFP/WHO, 2024)
• A 2024 study of Ethiopia and the Philippines found that in addition to a healthy diet, child stunting can be further reduced by scaling up public health interventions in areas such as water, sanitation and hygiene practices. (FAO, 2024)
• Water-harvesting and water conservation techniques could boost rainfed kilocalorie production by up to 24% and, if combined with irrigation expansion, by more than 40%. (FAO, 2020)
• In sub-Saharan Africa, irrigated areas are expected to more than double by 2050, benefiting millions of small-scale farmers. However, it has been estimated that 41% of current global irrigation water use occurs at the expense of environmental flow requirements. (FAO, 2020)
• 90% of global power generation is water-intensive. (UN, 2014)
• Power plant cooling is responsible for 43% of total freshwater withdrawals in Europe (more than 50% in several countries), nearly 50% in the USA, and more than 10% of the national water cap in China. (UN, 2014)
• Global water demand is projected to increase by 20 to 30% by 2050. (UN, 2018)
• Global water demand (in water withdrawals) is projected to increase by 55% by 2050, mainly because of growing demands from manufacturing (400% increase). (OECD, 2012)
• By 2035, water withdrawals for energy production could increase by 20% and consumption by 85%, driven via a shift towards higher efficiency power plants with more advanced cooling systems (that reduce water withdrawals but increase consumption) and increased production of biofuel. (IEA, 2012)
• Women and children are the primary victims for water shortages and water crisis.

Water is essential to life, yet 771 million people in the world – 1 in 10 – lack access to it. According to a report by the World Economic Forum, the water crisis is the #5 global risk in terms of impact to society.

Voice Of Water (VOW) is an Environmental Communication Initiative that gathers, creates and distributes news content on #Water, #Watermatters, #WaterCrisis, #Hydrology, #SDGs, #ClimateChange, for public awareness aimed for #ValuingWater as a precious and a vital resource for Life and Nature. Communication professionals make the dedicated team working for VOW.

Facts on Water Crisis

#1 Four billion people — almost two thirds of the world’s population — experience severe water scarcity for at least one month each year. #2 Over two billion people live in countries where water supply is inadequate. #3 Half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by as early as 2025. Some 700 million people could be displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030. #4 By 2040, roughly 1 in 4 children worldwide will be living in areas of extremely high water stress. (UNWater)

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