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Did
you Know?
Water covers 75% of the Earths
surface:
The salty form accounts for
97.5% of this water
with only 2.5% being fresh
water.
Of this fresh water:
87.5% is made up of ice
12% is subterranean water
(shallow ground water springs)
0.04% is in the form of water
vapour
0.5% consists of surface water
(this is the water we use everyday). Therefore, only
0.008% of the world’s water
is easily available for our use.
Did you know?
Today 1 person in 5 does not
have clean water.
Every year, 25 million people
die from diseases caused by drinking polluted or dirty water and from unhealthy
environments.
More than 7 children die every
8 seconds as a result of water pollution.
In the Pipeline
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International Day for the preservation
of the Ozone layer, 16 September 2002
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Clean up the World Day, 21 September
2002
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Green Consumer Day, 28 September
2002
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World Habitat Day, 7 October 2002
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International Day for Natural
Disaster Reduction, 10 October 2002
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World Food Day, 16 October 2002
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International Day for Eradication
of Poverty, 17 October 2002
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