Our Thirsty World Craves

for Water

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean

Oceania

Northern Africa

World

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Proportion of the Population That Have Access to Improved Water Sources from 1990 to 2011

20111990

Percentage

Regi

on

97%

2%

1%

Water Around our World

Salty

Freash water locked in snow/ice

Drinking water

Irrigation Industry Domestic Use0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

The Use of Fresh Water

Fresh Water

Use of Water

Percentage

Filthy water cannot be washed.  ~African Proverb

Pure water is the world's first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb

Works Cited – Information 

• "Editor's Note." National Geographic Water, Our Thirsty World. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2010. 4+. Print.

• "Health through Safe Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation." WHO. World Health Organization, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. <http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/mdg1/en/>.

• "UN-Water Statistics - Water Use."  UN-Water Statistics - Water Use. UN-Water, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://www.unwater.org/statistics_use.html>.

• Proverb, African. "Water Quotes and Sayings: Sea, Lakes, Ocean, Rivers, Wells." Water Quotes and Sayings: Sea, Lakes, Ocean, Rivers, Wells. N.p., 11 Sept. 2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. <http://www.quotegarden.com/water.html>.

• Proverb, Slovakian. "Water Quotes and Sayings: Sea, Lakes, Ocean, Rivers, Wells." Water Quotes and Sayings: Sea, Lakes, Ocean, Rivers, Wells. N.p., 11 Sept. 2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. <http://www.quotegarden.com/water.html>.

• United Nations. "Goal 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability." The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013. United Nations, June 2013. Web. 21 Jan. 2014. <http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2013/English2013.pdf>.

• United Nations. "United Nations Millennium Development Goals."  UN News Center. UN, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/environ.shtml>.

• Ure, Laurie, and Jill Dougherty. "For Nearly a Billion People, a Glass of Water Means Miles to Walk." CNN. Cable News Network, 29 Apr. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. <http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/29/drinking.water/>.

Works Cited – Images

• Carrying Water, Kenya. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 26 Jan 2014.http://quest.eb.com/images/132_1291259

• Cholera Inoculation. Photographer. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 23 Jan 2014.http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2724706

• Glass Of Tap Water. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 Jan 2014.http://quest.eb.com/images/132_1256982

• Raindrop & Ripples. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Jan 2014.http://quest.eb.com/images/149_2058539

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