The film highlights key water quality problems such as lack of access to safe water and sanitation, inefficient wastewater management in urban areas, water pollution caused by intensive use of nutrients and chemicals in agriculture, the invisible threat of new and emerging pollutants in water and the economic costs of water quality degradation.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

In the U.S., industry uses more water than agriculture thanks to its use in power generation.

FORBES: The Water-Industrial Complex

Data from the WWDR shows that the demand for food will increase by approximately 70%, leading to an increase of at least 19% in the water required for agriculture, which already accounts for 70% of freshwater use.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Agriculture now accounts for roughly 70 percent of global water use, but as dietary changes in developing countries raise demand for water-intensive foods such as meat and dairy, this proportion will grow yet higher.

FORBES: New Technology Reduces Agricultural Water Consumption