Water, water everywhere....

and not a drop to drink. Maude Barlow, the UN's first senior adviser on water issues, believes that this may be the case unless we act responsibly soon. Some points to consider:

• Only 3% of the world's water is fresh H20, that is usable to drink or to wash
• Water consumption is doubling every 20 years
• 15% of the world's population does not have water they can safely drink
• 75% of the surface water in India, China or Russia is too polluter to use for anything - washing, drinking, fishing.