Environmental Solutions

Water Usage in the UAE

The UAE has one of the highest water consumption levels in the world.
The demand for water is increasing every year due to growth of population and growth in tourism.
The UAE's water consumption is 550l per day per person.
According to the Living Planet Report 2006, the UAE has the highest ecological footprint, an index of global area per head from which a person consumes natural resources.
The UAE plans to cut by half the water consumption rate among other measures to move to a resource-conscious society: National Ecological Footprint Initiative
Secretary General of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi said, the Abu Dhabi Government will reduce water consumption rate from 550l per head per day to 250l per head over the next 5 years.
Real estate companies, businesses and individuals will have to meet criteria of optimisation of water consumption and wastewater.
The government is also studying the possibilities of offering incentives to businesses using renewable energy and water treatment technologies.
Facts about Water

...about 65% of indoor home water use occurs in bathrooms. Toilets are the single greatest water user. Only about 10% of our home water supply is used in the kitchen and as drinking water.

...UNESCO has predicted that by 2020, water shortage will be a serious worldwide problem.

...around 80% of the earth's surface is covered in water. 97% of this is salt water, 2% is made up of glaciers. That leaves less than
1% as fresh water.

Advantages of Recycling

...reduces the stress on the environment.

...saves money, as there is less consumption
from usual water sources (in hot countries water
is often transported by trucks) and there is also
less water to dispose of (again high costs if
sewage is transported by truck)

...can enable extension of facilities without
requiring upgrade of water supply and sewage
systems (no more overflowing of sewage systems)

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