How much water do you waste?

The protection of precious resources like water has become very important.  It is important to know how much water is used for cooking and bathing.  Coffee drinkers also use a lot of water.  Apparently a cup of coffee doesn't require much water.

 The Waterfoot Print Network is an organization that educates human societies about the usefulness and importance of fresh water.  According to him, making a cup of coffee actually requires 132 liters or 35 gallons of water.  No wonder, that much water is spent on picking and grinding coffee beans.  This includes the water that is used to irrigate a coffee plant.

Ertug Ersen, a senior researcher at the Waterfoot Print Network, told DW that water is used to make almost everything on Earth.  According to him, precious water is also poured on cooking and making beverages.  He says that as much as a person uses water, it is his 'water footprint'.  Water coming out of the tap falls into the category of direct use.

Why is it important to stop wasting water?

 It is a fact that fresh water is limited.  According to conservative estimates, there are currently 1,386 billion cubic kilometers of water on Earth, containing only 3% of fresh water, and this amount is steadily declining.  Out of this 3%, only 1% of human settlements have access to fresh water while the rest is available on glaciers or glaciers in the form of ice.

 Climate change has increased the pressure on the global population to save water, and caution is now needed to value this natural resource.  Two billion people in the world do not have access to clean water and 2.3 billion people live in countries where water is scarce.

A crisis situation

 Ertog Ersen, a researcher at the Waterfoot Print Network, says the world is currently facing a water crisis that could lead to a worrying situation.  He further said that the condition of available water is also changing and where it is most needed, it is in short supply.

 Ertog Ersen says that in places where water scarcity has caused famine, great care needs to be taken in conserving and using water, and only by doing so will people be able to improve their water footprint.