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    The document discusses water usage and access. It notes that the average UK water usage is around 150 litres per day, equivalent to 30 buckets or 2 full baths. Many people around the world do not have reliable access to clean water, which is considered a basic human right. Nearly 900 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and over 2.6 billion live without adequate sanitation. In some countries, people have access to less than 20 litres of water per day, less than 4 buckets. Some have no access to clean water at all.

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    The document discusses water usage and access. It notes that the average UK water usage is around 150 litres per day, equivalent to 30 buckets or 2 full baths. Many people around the world do not have reliable access to clean water, which is considered a basic human right. Nearly 900 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and over 2.6 billion live without adequate sanitation. In some countries, people have access to less than 20 litres of water per day, less than 4 buckets. Some have no access to clean water at all.

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    Water Diary: What Can We Learn?

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    The document discusses water usage and access. It notes that the average UK water usage is around 150 litres per day, equivalent to 30 buckets or 2 full baths. Many people around the world do not have reliable access to clean water, which is considered a basic human right. Nearly 900 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and over 2.6 billion live without adequate sanitation. In some countries, people have access to less than 20 litres of water per day, less than 4 buckets. Some have no access to clean water at all.

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    Water Diary

    What can we learn?

    Water Diary
    How much water did you use? Think about how much water youve used in terms of buckets

    = 5 litres

    Water Diary
    What is the average amount of water the class used during one day?

    Water Diary
    Average UK water usage = ~150litres/day

    Thats about30 buckets of water Or 2 full baths every day

    Source: Ofwat

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    Why do we need water?
    We need water to Drink Eat Wash ourselves Cook

    Clean things

    Have time to live!

    Think how hard your life would be if you had to spend hours getting water every day

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    Water is a human right
    The right to safe and clean drinking water and
    sanitation is a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights. United Nations, 2010

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    But many people dont have this human right
    Thats 15 times the number of people in the UK!

    900 million people dont have safe drinking water

    2.6 billion people live without acceptable sanitation


    Thats over 40 times the number of people in the UK!
    Source: Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

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    In many countries, people still have access to less than 20 litres of clean water a day
    Thats less than 4 buckets of water per day.

    Could you survive with only that much water?


    Source: United Nations Human Development Report 2006

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    Some people dont have access to any clean water at all
    What problems will people have if they dont have enough water?

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