1. WATER SCARCITY
By
Abrar Ahmed

2. Water Scarcity
• What is Water Scarcity
• Causes of Water Scarcity
• Effect of Water scarcity

3. WHAT IS WATER SCARCITY?
• Simply put, water scarcity is either the lack
of enough water (quantity) or lack of
access to safe water (quality).
• It currently affects around 2.8 billion
people around the world, on all continents,
at least one month out of every year and
more than 1.2 billion people lack the
access to clean drinking water.

4. World Water Scarcity
• The world’s water resources are rapidly
running dry creating a global crisis for
every living being on the planet.
• 1 billion - nearly 1/6th of the world’s
population - are already facing water
shortages on a daily basis.

5. Survey
• The United Nations' FAO states that by
2025, 1.9 billion people will be living in
countries or regions with absolute water
scarcity, and two-thirds of the world
population could be under stress
conditions

6. .
• 780 million people lack access to clean
water.
• Inadequate access to safe drinking
water for about 884 million people.
• In the 20th Century,Population grew 3 fold
but Water demand grew to 6 folds!

7. India’s demand for
water is growing at
An alarming rate.
Water Scarcity in India

8. India's water
crisis is mainly
a man-made
problem.

9. Causes
I. Demand and Usage
 Domestic
30% of the rural population lack access to drinking water.
 Agricultural
90% of total water resources used.
 Industrial
Water is both an important input.

10. II. Supply
Surface Water
Only 48% of rainfall ends up in India’s rivers.
Only 18% can be used.
Groundwater
82% goes to irrigation and agricultural purposes.
Only 18% is divided between domestic and
industrial.

11. III. Climate Change
Climate change is exacerbating
the depleting supply of water.

12. IV. Population
India needs to keep boosting
agricultural production in order to
feed its growing population.

13. V. Pollution
The polluted water then seeps
into the groundwater and
contaminates agricultural
products
when used for irrigation.

14. Effects

15. Effects
• 1 out of every 4 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide
is due to a water-related disease.
• 80% of the Illness cause by unsafe water and
Sanitation condition in world.

16. .• Every day in rural communities and poor urban
centers throughout sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of
millions of people suffer from a lack of access to
clean, safe water.
• Women and girls especially bear the burden of
walking miles at a time to gather water from streams
and ponds - full of water-borne disease that is making
them and their families sick.

17. Freshwater fish are going extinct at five times the rate
of marine fish species

18. In the last 100 years 50% of the world’s wetlands have
been lost to development

19. .
India is facing a
water crisis that
has implications
not only for its
1.1 billion people,
but for the entire
globe.

24. Water Conservation Tips for
Indoors
• Let your parents know about leaks in your house
– Leaks are easily fixable and
– save you water and money
• Tell your parents about high-efficiency washers,
faucets, and toilets
• Run your dishwasher or washing machine only with full
loads
• Turn off the faucet when brushing or shaving
• Take shorter showers

26. ThanQ 