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Water is a fundamental part of our industry, therfore we are pleased to support WaterAid in their work.

WaterAid is an international charity. Their mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

Water use statistics from the WaterAid website.

  • The average European uses 200 litres of water every day. North Americans use 400 litres. (HDR, 2006)
  • The average person in the developing world uses 10 litres of water every day for their drinking, washing and cooking. (WSSCC)
  • An old lavatory uses at least nine litres of water a flush; a low-flush model uses as little as three litres. Each household in the UK uses about 50 litres a person a day for flushing; 35% of domestic water use. (Environment Agency)
  • On current trends over the next 20 years humans will use 40% more water than they do now. (UNEP)
  • Agriculture accounts for over 80% of the world's water consumption. (UNEP)
  • The average amount of water needed to produce one kilogramme of potatoes is1000 litres, wheat is 1450 litres and rice is 3450 litres. (Gleick, 2001

 

WaterAid projects providing safe water, sanitation and hygiene education cost just £15 per head. (WaterAid)

Click the Link to the WaterAid web site where you can find out more

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