Water facts

• Nearly 97 % of the world ’ s water is salty or undrinkable . Another 2 % is locked in ice caps & glaciers . That leaves just 1 % for all of humanity ’ s needs — all its agricultural , residential , manufacturing , community , and personal needs

• The average human body is made of 55 to 65 percent water .

• 748 million people in the world do not have access to an improved source of drinking water . Source : “ International Decade for Action : Water for Life .” United Nations