75% Earth's surface | 97.5% salt water | only 2.5% freshwater
Water covers 75 per cent of the Earth's surface - 97.5 per cent of that is salt water, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater.
1 billion people
1 billion people in the world do not have adequate water for living.
$40 billion
Lost productivity costs are estimated at $40 billion as a result of global desertification.215 rivers | 300 groundwater basins
Over 215 major rivers and 300 groundwater basins and aquifers are shared by two or more