Water Quantity and Water Use

Question 1

Water Distribution

Answer 1

3% fresh water and 97% salt water
Fresh water 3%; 69% ice caps and glaciers, 30% ground water, 0.9% other, 0.3% surface water
Surface water 0.3%; 2% rivers, 11% swamps, 87% lakes

Question 2

Canada water quantity

Answer 2

20% of world’s fresh water

7% of the world’s renewable fresh water

Question 3

Evolution of water use

Answer 3

Water use has increased at twice the rate of population growth

Question 4

Water scarcity

Answer 4

Demand for water in all sectors exceeds available stock under agreement
700 million people in 43 countries face water scarcity