thirstthemovie.org

StoryofStuff.org

3.2 billion

900,0002.5 million

6.4 billion

liters of waterconsumedliters of waterused to produce

tons of plastic

tons of CO2

106 billionMJ of energy

(17 million )barrels of oil

in 2006

50 million barrels of oil per year

World on the Edge

28 billion bottles of water per year

2,000,000plasticbottles

5 minutesin the US

every

Chris Jordan, Running the Numbers

Water

Water

Less than 0.01%of the Earth’s water is fresh and renewed by the hydrologic cycle.

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97% in oceans2% in ice caps and glaciers0.001% in atmosphere

Environmental Science

UNwater.org

2 kWh for 1,000 Lof drinkable water from saltwater

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Beyond drinking,cooking and cleaning

Water Use Worldwide

70% for agriculture

20% for industry

10% for cities and townsThePost CarbonReader

3,000 liters per day

to satisfy dietary needs

5,000 liters per day

to satisfy US dietary habitsThePost CarbonReader

Water Footprint

Total amount of water useddirectly and indirectly by a person, business or nation.

1,800 gallons per day

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Average US resident’swater footprint

Twice the global average

Ecosystems Services

“Nature is working for you.”

Natural processes support human activities.

$33,000,000,000,000at least worth

collectively

Regulation of water for storage and access

Treatment of waste

Designis theProblem

Desalinization

1 m3 water

2 kWh

(1,000L or 264 gallons)

(11.5 Twinkies)

15.3Billion m3 water per year

1,500 plantsworldwide

0.5% worldwidewater demand

Who owns and controls water?

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Now what?

97% in oceans2% in ice caps and glaciers0.001% in atmosphere

Environmental Science

Less than 0.01%of the Earth’s water is fresh and renewed by the hydrologic cycle.

Water Use Worldwide

70% for agriculture

20% for industry

10% for cities and towns

Increase the price of water.

Adopt water-efficient crops, irrigation and industry.

Reduce meat consumption

Irrigate more efficientlydrip instead of flood irrigation

Boost yields on rain-fed landscould meet 75% of world food needs

Choose less water-intensive diets

Use trade to make thesmartest use of local water

water-scarce regions can import foodto conserve water for drinking andother needs

hard-path systemscentralizedfew sourceswater as a commodity

soft-path systemsdecentralizedpotentially many sourceswater as a service

http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/soft_path/index.htm

Resilience

“The ability of a system to recover from perturbation; the ability to restore, repair or bounce back after a change due to an outside force.”

“Systems that are resilient have a greater chance of lasting, evolving and responding to change.”