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What is Water Security? Infographic www.unwater.org/publications/water-security-
infographic/
Water security for all www.unicef.org/media/95241/file/water-security-for-all.pdf

5.3. Water crisis

According to World Water Vision Report there is a water crisis today, the crisis is not about having
too little water to satisfy our needs, but managing water so badly that billions of people - and the
environment - suffer badly.

Water crisis is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. Two types of
water scarcity have been defined:

• Physical water scarcity is where there is not enough water to meet all demands, including
that needed for ecosystems to function effectively.
• Economic water scarcity is caused by a lack of investment in infrastructure or technology to
draw water from rivers, aquifers, or other water sources, or insufficient human capacity to
satisfy the demand for water.

Even in countries with adequate water resources, water scarcity is not uncommon. Although this may
be due to a number of factors — collapsed infrastructure and distribution systems, contamination,
conflict, or poor management of water resources — it is clear that climate change, as well as human
factors, are increasingly denying children their right to safe water and sanitation.
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Watch a water documentary. There are plenty of fascinating water documentaries you can
screen to your students. Blue Gold: World Water Wars – as with the other films, you’ll get
a heavy dose of the water crisis.

Why not challenge students to limit their access to water for a day (not the drinkable water,
but for other uses)? They’ll soon realize just how much clean water is a key part of each
and every day.

Fresh water scarcity: An introduction to the problem
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otrpxtAmDAk ; Why Water - Learn about the water crisis and
how you can help www.youtube.com/watch?v=womIxQqO2tE

The Water Crisis water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.