World of Water

We know we need clean drinking water in order to live. But rivers and lakes – freshwater ecosystems – provide much more. They water our crops, give us fish to eat, power our factories and light our homes, carry goods to market and people back home, and bring us joy.

Yet every day we waste and spoil a staggering amount of the water nature gives us. Experts warn that within the next 20 years more than half the world’s population could face water shortages. It doesn’t have to be this way.

There are practical solutions – and new ones are being forged – that can help us work together to strike a balance between meeting our needs today and preserving nature’s ability to continue meeting our needs in the future but we must take bold action now.

Taking Action . . .