This document summarizes key facts about the global water crisis and introduces tools like water stress, virtual water, and water footprint for understanding water issues. It notes that less than 1% of the world's water is accessible freshwater, over 2 billion people live in water-stressed areas, and virtual water refers to the water used in food production. The document then discusses Canada's water usage and lack of a coherent national water policy.

1. New tools for old problems: Water footprint, water stress and virtual water (Canada and worldwide) Presented by Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD http://www.raulpacheco.org The Global Water Crisis March 21 st , 2009 Trinity Western University Langley, B.C., Canada Organized by WaterDrop http://www.waterdrop.ca Photo courtesy and (c) charity:water

4. http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/a-world-of-salt

5. Who has the most available water, worldwide?

6. Who withdraws the most water, worldwide?

8. http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/reports-rapports/cp-rc/2006-2007/ann/ann08-eng.asp http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/govrev/04/cp-rc7-eng.asp

9. Wastewater governance in Canada

11. Water stress (worldwide/Canada) http://www.cgiar.org/enews/june2007/story_12.html

13. Water footprint The ‘water footprint’ of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country. ( Water Footprint.org – map also (c) of Water Footprint.org)

14. Closing the hydrological cycle http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/urban_water_cycle