WATER SUPPLY 

70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered in water, but freshwater that can be used by living terrestrial species constitutes only 2.8 percent. In recent decades, their availability has been decreasing. We are talking about  water access

CAUSES

The shortage of water is due to the increase in the world population, climate change, pollution, and domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste.

ACCESS TO WATER 

In the last 50 years, the withdrawal of water has tripled, dramatically accentuating the differences in access to water resources

EXAMPLES

An African farmer, for example, has twenty liters a day compared to a real daily requirement of 50 liters. In developed countries, daily consumption exceeds one hundred liters

ITALY AND AFRICA

Italians use a quantity of water ten times higher than the real requirement. In poor countries, however, the high cost of supply and distribution technologies often hinders access to drinking water

ESTIMATES

Today it is estimated that one and a half billion people in the world do not have access to drinking water. According to the UN, in 2020, the water deficit affected 22 percent of the population involving 48 countries

WATER WARS

For the control of access to water resources necessary for the survival of the populations in different areas of the world, water wars could arise

SOLUTIONS

Much can be done to solve the world’s water problem. Like building water wells in Africa or, in general, adopting systems that allow the populations of the poorest countries in the world to have a safe source of water available.

YOUR HELP

Thanks to distance adoption, you too can contribute to solving this problem. To obtain drinking water, one often has to face a long journey, even 4-5 hours a day, with many dangers

Be a responsible and informed citizen.