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By the Bucket - The Facts

A tiny sip: Only 2.5 percent of the global water source is fresh water. Of this amount, only 24 percent is groundwater: less than 1 percent is located in lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

Countless important water sources are threatened by extensive outtake and pollution. Among these are rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile, the Yangtze or the Colorado and other bodies such as the Aral and Chad Seas.

Encroachments on the water balance are currently having numerous far-reaching effects on the ecosystem. Climate change and the water cycle are closely tied to one another. This means that climate change affects the supply and accessibility of water, and interferences in the natural water cycle can influence local and regional climates.

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Streaming - The Videos

Maude Barlow, civil rights activist and author of the book "Blue Gold" explains the alarming global water situation and shows how it influences climate change. Will water scarcity lead to ecological crises?

Deep Water – The Experts

They are everything but still: Our experts share their experience from the field.

„It can’t get any worse“, says tropical water expert Dirk Walter, regarding the situation of rivers in India. Nonetheless, he explains in his interview why he is still optimistic. Read more...

Filtered – The Case Studies

The areas affected by water problems vary radically, as do their solutions.

To protect against fragile ecosystem deterioration, the German NGO BUND is actively working to salvage the Elbe River. Their lobby is strong and has already taken back many hectares of wetlands. Read more...

River Regions Management: it sounds professional, and it is. The holistic methods of the Watershed Organisation Trust are exemplary and are increasingly being adopted by other organisations. Read more...

Until the skin gets pretty wrinkly: the musician Heinz Ratz swims up to 20 kilometres per day in the German rivers in order to raise awareness about their quiet deterioration. Read more...

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