1. Water Crisis: India Jessica Moon Collaborative Health and Human Services 302-01 ISSM: Human Development 28, February, 2011

2. Professional Interest

3. Critical Situation Sanitation Saves Lives

4. Rhetorical Timing The Global Water Crisis is a continuous issue, but as the world population raises so does the severity of the problem. 20th century : Global population tripled Water consumption increased sevenfold 2025: Two-thirds of the worlds population will face water scarcity 2050: Additional three billion people to the Global population 80% increase in water supplies will be needed

5. Summary of Research Pollution Yamuna River Sanitation “More than 700 million Indians, or roughly two-thirds of the population, do not have adequate sanitation “(Sengupata, 2006).

6. Summary of ResearchQuality of Life 21% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water diarrhea causes more than 1,600 deaths daily population of 1.2 billion, 128 million people do not have access to water 839 million people do not have proper sanitation 14% of the rural population has access to a latrine

7. Summary of ResearchSolution Awareness World Water Day Water wells WaterCredit Initiative Microfinance

8. Community Connection Water.org Blue Planet Project PepsiCo Foundation Clinton Global Initiative

9. References Barlow, M. (2007). The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Damon, M. & White, G. (2011) Water.org. Retrieved from http://water.org/projects/india/ Panagariya, A. (2008). India: the emerging giant. New York: Oxford Press. Sengupta, A. (2006, September 29). In teeming India, water crisis means dry pipes and foul sludge. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/world/asia/29water.html?pagewanted=1