$60 000 000: Amount (in Canadian dollars) that IDRC has invested in water-related projects since 1994 — 37 projects are ongoing

75: Percentage of Earth's surface covered by water
97: Percentage of the world's water that is saltwater or otherwise undrinkable
2: Percentage of water held in ice caps and glaciers
1: Percentage of water available for all of humanity's needs
300: Percentage increase in human population since 1935
600: Percentage increase in human consumption of fresh water since 1935
50: Percentage of Earth’s fresh water supply found in South America
25: Percentage found in Asia
25: Percentage found in rest of world (North and Central America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East)
1 000 000 000 000: Tonnes of water  the sun evaporates every day
1 000 000 000: Estimated number of people  who must walk three hours or more to obtain drinking water
2000: Number of years that groundwater can remain polluted
67: Percentage of people who will live in water-stressed conditions by 2025
66: Percentage of world’s fresh water used for irrigation
66: Percentage of the human body that is water
50: Percentage of the water used by families in North America that could be saved by simple conservation methods

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