Globally, we are facing a critical strategic resource challenge. Experts expect global shortfalls of water equivalent to 10 Nile River systems or 110 Colorado River drainages by 2025.
While governments invest $90 billion each year in global water supply development, seven million people still die from water-borne disease. More sadly, 2.2 million of these are children. In Africa, 50 percent of the population suffers from some form of water-borne disease.