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1
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How many peopple are malnourished worldwide

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1 billion

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how many people are undernourished worldwide

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2 billion

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3
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How many calories does the average person in the UK consume per day

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3200

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4
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How many calories does the average person in Somalia consume per day

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1580

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5
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What percent of water on Earth is fresh

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2.5%

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6
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Global average of water usage a day

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1240L

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7
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Bangladesh average water usage a day

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896L

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8
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USA average water usage a day

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2483L

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9
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How many people live in areas of water security

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1 in 5

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What percent of global energy do the richest 1 billion people use

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50%

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11
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How many people have no access to clean drinking water

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1 in 3

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12
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What percent of global energy do the poorest 1 billion people use

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4%

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13
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in 2013, what percent of UK food was imported

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47%

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14
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How much is organic food worth a year

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£2 billion

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15
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what percent of UK’s carbon footprint is due to food

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17%

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16
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Food miles trasnported to the UK

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18.8 billion

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17
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What percent of UK food is imported from the EU

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68%

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in 1970, how much of the UK’s energy mix was from coal and oil

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91%

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in 2015, how much of the UK’s energy mix was from coal and oil

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56%

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20
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How many cars were there in 1970 versus today

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10 million vs 27 million

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21
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Reduction in energy usage in home/industry since 1970

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12% in homes, 60% in industry

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22
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Increase in domestic usage of water since 1985

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70%

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23
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Percent of South England that relies on groundwater

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80%

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24
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Percent of South Englad that are affected by water quality

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50%

25
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How many miles was the Lake Vyrnwy scheme

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68 miles

26
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how many homes were lost due to the Lake Vyrnwy scheme

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37 homes 10 farms

27
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how many deaths were involved in the Lake Vyrnwy scheme

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10 during construction

28
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What percent of fresh water is stored in aquifers

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94%

29
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How much water is needed to produce 1kg of beef

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9500L

30
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How much water is needed to produce 1kg of wheat

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1800L

31
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What percent of water use is due to electricity generation

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15%

32
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How many children die a day due to polluted water

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200

33
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How much had Mexico City sunk since 1910

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9m

34
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What percent of the population is water insecure

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11%

35
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In LICs and NEEs, how much industrial waste is untreated

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70%

36
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How many large dams are there worldwide

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50k

37
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How much is desalinisation

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£2 per m cubed

38
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Where is Hitosa located

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160km south of Addis Adaba

39
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How many kilometres is the Hitosa water transfer scheme

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140km

40
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How many public water points are there in the Hitosa water transfer scheme

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100

41
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How many private water points are there in the Hitosa water transfer scheme

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150

42
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After how long with the Hitosa pipe need to be replaced

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30 years

43
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How many people does Hitosa water scheme supply

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65k

44
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How many litres does Hitosa supply to each person per day

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25L

45
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How many people live in Beijing and Tianjin

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200 million

46
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How many gallons of water are moved per year in the SNWTP

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12 trillion

47
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How many kilometres does the SNWTP stretch

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1000km

48
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How many routes are there in the SNWTP

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3

49
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How many people rely on the SNWTP in the north

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500 million

50
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How many people did the SNWTP displace

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350k

51
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How much did the SNWTP cost

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$62 billion

52
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How much has Tucson decreased water use in 10 years by despite a rise in population of 0.5million

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23%

53
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How much recycled water does Coca Cola use in bottling plants, washing vehicles and flushing toilets

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25%

54
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How many litres are in the Kielder water resevoir (Largest artificial lake in the UK)

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200 billion

55
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How much electricity does Kielder HEP plant supply a year

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20,000MW

56
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How many years did construction take on Kielder Water

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6-7 years

57
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How many km is Kielder Water

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11

58
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How many civil engineers were involved in the construction of Kielder Water

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1500

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