Overview

Key Facts

Hand dug well
The lack of water storage infrastructure in Ethiopia is estimated to cost the economy 1/3 of its growth potential 1
Small reservoir in Sri Lanka
The volume of water stored in reservoirs worldwide is estimated at just over 4,000 km3 2
Pumping groundwater
30% of global freshwater is stored underground in the form of groundwater. 3

 

Photos: 1- Simon Langan / IWMI, 2- Sanjini de Silva / IWMI , 3- Prashanth Vishwanathan / IWMI

Sources:

  1. IWMI
  2. UNEP http://www.unep.org/training/programmes/Instructor%20Version/Part_2/Activities/Economics_of_Ecosystems/Water/Supplemental/Global_Water_Resources.pdf
  3. UNEP http://www.unep.org/training/programmes/Instructor%20Version/Part_2/Activities/Economics_of_Ecosystems/Water/Supplemental/Global_Water_Resources.pdf