American Congress Passed Water for the World Act

The American congress finally passed the Water for the World Act on 19 December 2014. For the last six years advocates and supporters have been making voices to step up and support Water for the World Act. The text of the bill is given in below link.

Text of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014

WHY Water??

Water is essential to health, social and economic development

    ·         Over 5,000 children die each day due to dirty water or poor hygiene.

    ·         Half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering water borne diseases.

    ·         Water-related diseases kill one child every 15 seconds.

    ·         1 Dollar invested in water/sanitation returns in 8 Dollars of economic growth.

Water is essential to feed the world

     ·                70% of the world’s water resources are needed for food production.

     ·         Producing food for the increasing world population will require 50% more freshwater.

     ·         Increasing competition for water and inefficient irrigation practices could 
         constrain future food production.

     ·          In many developing nations, irrigation accounts for over 90% of the water withdrawn.        

     ·         The cup of coffee you may drink while reading this page required 140 litres of water.