Only 2.5% of the world's water is not salty, and two-thirds of that is trapped in the icecaps and glaciers. Of what is left, about 20% is in remote areas and most of the rest comes at the wrong time and in the wrong place, as with monsoons and floods.

The amount of fresh water available for human use is less than 0.08% of all the water on the planet. About 70% of the fresh water is already used for agriculture, and the report says the demands of industry and energy will grow rapidly.

The World Water Council report estimates that in the next two decades the use of water by humans will increase by about 40%, and that 17% more water than is available will be needed to grow the world's food… The commission concludes that "only rapid and imaginative institutional and technological innovation can avoid the crisis".

-BBC News, "Water arithmetic 'doesn't add up'," 13 Mar 2000

On a personal note . . .

Thanks for taking a moment to celebrate my 40th birthday by watching the video and joining me in the fight to provide clean water to those less fortunate. By donating you are helping to save lives and make the world a cleaner, better place for everyone.

Todos juntos! All together!

~Jim