Water1st
What are the names of the GBN Water1st board members?
Eden, Zoya, Jason, Jocelyn, Lauren
What household activity uses the most water daily?
Flushing toilets
The average human can survive without water for a about a week
Myth, the average person could only make it about three days.
What continent has the largest number of people living without access to clean drinking water?
Africa
How much water is in the human body?
50-60%
What are the top three countries that Water1st supports?
Bangladesh, Honduras, Kenya
How much water does brushing your teeth waste if you leave the tap running for 2 minutes?
About 2-4 gallons
About 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water
Fact
What is one of the main ways that many young people, especially girls, are negatively affected by insufficient water infrastructure?
Having to carry water by hand across long distances.
What makes the density of waters liquid and solid forms unique from other molicules?
Ice water is lighter than liquid water, which is very unusual.
How does Water1st ensure the long term sucsess of projects?
Consistent monitoring and support
How many gallons does an average dishwasher use per cycle?
~6 gallons
Quatar is the most water stressed country in the world.
Fact
What percentage of people without safely managed drinking water live in rural areas?
80% (70-90 get credit)
What's the largest freshwater lake on Earth by volume?
Lake Baikal
What year was Water1st established?
2005
How many gallons can a single leaky faucet waste in one year?
Up to 3,000 gallons
Desalinating seawater is an effective and promising tool to end global water shortages.
Myth. Desalination is currently highly energy-intensive and expensive, making it practical in only very specific circumstances.
How much has global water use increased over the last century?
more than 6x (credit for 5-7x)
What ocean creature has the most water inside its body?
Jellyfish
What is Water1st's mission statement?
promote and raise awareness of coutnries that do not have access to clean water
How many gallons would a family of four use in a week if each person takes one 10-minute shower a day?
560–700 gallons per week.
The United states contributes around 4% of ocean plastic pollution(by volume) each year?
Myth. The U.S. contributes about 0.9%, while China, Indonesia, and the Philippines contribute 27.7%, 10.1%, and 5.9% respectively.
How many total years of human life are lost to a lack of acess to clean water/sanitation each year?
74 million (65-85 get credit)
How many gallons of water does it take to make ONE pair of jeans?
~1,800 gallons