The world water crisis encompasses a number of issues.
These issues include increasing scarcity of fresh water, a lack of
accessibility to adequate clean drinking water and sanitation, a division of
water management on both a national and global level, a decline of financial
resources distributed for fresh water development, threats to world peace and
security, and a lack of awareness of the magnitude of the water crisis by both
decision makers and the public at large. 
When an individual does not have access to safe affordable
water to satisfy their basic needs they are water insecure. When a population is water insecure for
a period of time that area is considered water scarce. Due to massive growth in population,
agriculture, and industry many countries in the world have limited water
resources. 71% of the Earth’s
surface is covered with water. 98%
of the world’s water is salt water and unfit for both consumption and
irrigation. Of the small amount of
fresh water available in the world, a staggering 99% of it is inaccessible. This is because it is found in underground
aquifers that are not renewable, glaciers, and permanent snow cover in the Polar
Regions. Water shortages are
causing many to mine groundwater supplies. However, most of the water found here is a finite resource
and not renewable. They are using
more than the amount that rainfall and rivers are able to restore. It is impossible to determine the point
at which groundwater can be renewed; it is an invisible line that can only be
verified once it is too late. Not
even one percent of the world’s fresh water is considered renewable. Water shortages are causing many to
mine groundwater supplies. 
However, most of the water found here is a finite resource and not
renewable. They are using more
than the amount that rainfall and rivers are able to restore. It is impossible to determine the point
at which groundwater can be renewed; it is an invisible line that can only be
verified once it is too late. Not
even one percent of the world’s fresh water is considered renewable. The world water crisis is not only
about access but also encompasses an issue of lack of cleanliness. Mismanagement of water resources had
turned much of the world’s fresh water into a leading source of infection and
disease. The main culprit is
inadequate sewage and water treatment. 
95% of the world’s sewage is poured straight into water sources. That is 2 million tons of waste
disposed of in the world’s waters daily. 
Industrial waste such as trash and chemicals and agricultural runoff
such as fertilizers, pesticides, and pesticide residue are also being dumped
into the water systems causing contamination and killing the fish that many
rural populations rely on for survival. People are drinking and eating out of
this dirty water and infecting their bodies with disease. In poor developing countries the lack
of safe water is the leading cause of death. We must find practical solutions for preserving, providing,
and conserving water supplies worldwide. 
By making a contribution you are changing lives and helping towards gained cooperation in addressing the world water
crisis. SAVE WATER. SAVE LIFE.