2. Access to fresh water.
 Water is essential for every living creature on the
planet.
 The access to water is related with the food supply.
 1,2 billion people lack freshwater.

3. The percentage of the population
in some countries that lack fresh Distribution
water.
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%

4. What creates an increased water
consumption?
 Population growth.
 Economic growth based on agriculture and industry.
 Increased standard of living.

7. Four threats against the water
cycle.
1. Deforestation
and overgrazing.
2. Contamination
of water
resources.
3. Overuse of
groundwater.
4. Global warming.

8. • Virtual water (also
known as hidden
water and
embedded water) is
the amount of
water that is used in
the production of a
good or service.
• For exampel: to
produce one kilo of
meat you need
approximately 16
000 liters of water.
• This means: people
and countries that
have plenty of water
can make a
difference on a
global scale.

9. How to improve the situation and
create a sustainable development.
 Rainwater harvesting in arid climates (for agriculture).
 Wastewater treatment for reuse, particulary in
agriculture.
 Improve methods for watering.
 Processing and venture in drought tolerance crops.
 More efficient water use in the industry.
 Improve the legal protection of water resources.

10. Water conflict
 Our most important recourse
 Self explanatory that the lack of water leads to conflict

11. The Jordan river
 Its springs are located in Lebanon
 The countries along the river directed the flow so that
they could have the water for them self.
 Six-Day War

12. The Nile
 Egypt controls most of the water coming from the river
 A partnership was entered between the countries
along the river
 This was made as an effort to avoid conflicts
 In 2010 Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and
Tanzania singed an agreement to start use more of the
Nile’s water
 This has created discord among the other nations
along the river Nile

13. Israel och Palestina
 Israel controls the water in the area
 To avoid any bigger conflicts than the one already in
existence Palestinian and Israel entered an agreement
over the water resources
 Showing the importance of water
 What Israel on the other hand do is that they cut of
the flow of water when there is a drought

14. Avoid conflicts
 Countries need to learn to cooperate and think ahead

15. Sources:
 Swedish National Encyklopedia, www.Ne.se
 ”Vatten, mat och hunger, om vattnets betydelse för att utrota hungern, 2009”- Swedish
Chruch
 UNESCO - ”Water Footprint Network” -
http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home
 UN -”Human development report”, 2005 and ”World Water Development Report 2” 2006
 UN -”Water and Urbanisation” -
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/swm_cities_zaragoza_2010/pdf/03_water_and_ur
banisation.pdf
 “How Close Do We Live to Water? A Global Analysis of Population Distance to
Freshwater Bodies” -
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0020578
 USGS -“U.S Geological Survey” http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html
 Pacific Institute -”The world’s water” -http://www.worldwater.org/conflict.html