Slide 1:A Legacy from the PAST... .. to the FUTURE GENERATIONS http://www.waterforlifebiblept.blogspot.com/ “ And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good....” Genesis 1:31


Slide 2:waterforlifeacrossthebibleandnowadays WATER, a Legacy from Above ........ .. to every GENERATION


Slide 3:http://www.waterforlifebiblept.blogspot.com/ essential to you, to me, to everybody…


Slide 4:waterforlifeacrossthebibleandnowadays a heritage in the liquid, solid, gaseous states........


Slide 5:http://www.waterforlifebiblept.blogspot.com/ to be appreciated, shared…


Slide 6:waterforlifeacrossthebibleandnowadays …to be handed over to the next generation


Slide 7:The WATER of the earth More than 97 percent of all water on earth is SALT WATER. FRESHWATER is only 2.5 percent. DRINKING WATER is produced from freshwater reserves. ,,,,


Slide 8:The WATER of the earth rivers lakes springs rain oceans glaciers ice sheets groundwater streams floods tsunamis waterfalls Which of these are usually associated with freshwater reserves, i.e. the ones that produce drinking water? droughts hail ,,,, snow polar ice caps clouds pools ponds


Slide 9:Too much water? Too little water? Or just about enough water? waterforlifeacrossthebibleandnowadays


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Slide 11:THE WATER AROUND US rivers lakes springs rain oceans glaciers ice sheets groundwater streams floods tsunamis waterfalls Which of these are associated with damage contexts? droughts hail ,,,, snow polar ice caps clouds


Slide 12:Water in our lives


Slide 13:How grateful are you?


Slide 14: Imagine ONE week without safe drinking water... How would your life be like? If I/we didn’t have water, I/we wouldn’t be able to.......


Slide 15:“One of the things we take for granted, time after time, is the possibility to go to a faucet, to turn it on and drink or use the water that comes out of it!”


Slide 16:How grateful are we?


Slide 17: For many people getting clean water is not an automatic process...... ?Currently it is estimated that more than 430 million people around the globe face water shortages. Women and children have to spend much time and energy fetching drinking water.


Slide 18:In semi-arid regions of North Africa and of the Middle East there is not enough water to refill the rivers and replenish the groundwater reserves.


Slide 19:Open water holes are sometimes inaccessible and often contaminated. Water for agriculture is scarce with terrible results for crops.


Slide 20:Many countries suffer droughts, constant water shortages. Poverty, sanitation problems, illnesses, little or no education, follow as part of their daily routines ....


Slide 21:Water......... a precious resource.... For some people every drop matters.... What is easy for US, it is not so easy for THEM!


Slide 22:High level of water consumption? or Facing water shortages? http://www.waterforlifebiblept.blogspot.com/


Slide 23:Many people in developing countries are obliged to drink, cook and wash every day with the same amount of water that we use to flush the toilet once. Are you aware of the fact that you live in the privileged section of the world?


Slide 24:THIS IS NOT SOMEONE ELSE’S BUSINESS . THIS IS MY BUSINESS, YOUR BUSINESS, everybody’s business. How far are you willing to be part of the solution?


Slide 25:With the having comes along the responsibility to cut down on water waste, but also to make it available to those who don’t have as much of it as we have....