Less than 1% of the world’s fresh water (or about 0.007% of all water on earth) is readily accessible for direct human use.
Approximately one in eight people world wide lack access to safe water supplies.
According to the UN a child dies every 15 seconds, from water related disease.
Without food a person can live for weeks, but without water you can expect to live only a few days.
The daily requirement for sanitation, bathing, and cooking needs, as well as for assuring survival, is about 13.2 gallons per person. The average American uses 160 gallons a day.
