Water scarcity is categorized by the amount of available annual water supplies for a specific location. Areas with water scarcity (or shortages) are when annual water supplies drop below 1,000 m3 per person.
According to the United Nations, the difference with water stress is when annual water supplies drop below 1,700 m3 per person in a specific area.
Many developing countries are affected by water scarcity, stress, and poor water quality worldwide, causing dehydration, waterborne diseases, and death in various communities. They lack access to basic water management systems, putting billions of people at risk for severe health issues.
The causes of water shortage vary by location, but typically include:
Visit our Water Facts page for more information on the reasons for water scarcity globally.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only less than half of the world has access to clean water. Around 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to drinkable water and safely managed water systems.
We developed our own innovative point-of-use water filtration systems to provide developing countries access to safe, drinkable water globally. Our products have manual and automatic filtration systems for non-electrical, low-cost per-liter options to eliminate harmful contaminants from small and large-volume water.
We install sustainable water scarcity solutions to improve the quality of life for people who need them.
You can help solve the global water crisis by purchasing our water filtration systems, volunteering to lobby with organizations to reform global water rights, sharing public educational resources online to spread awareness, and donating to clean water organizations.
You can help solve the global water crisis by doing both. The difference between buying our products and donating to water non-profits is that you know exactly where your donation goes.
We focus solely on installing sustainable water filtration systems, while other charities may have multiple missions, like public policy lobbying and sanitation solutions.
Visit our water filtration product page to invest in sustainable solutions that reduce the suffering of global communities from unsafe water.