Sustainability Challenges in Water Management

• Scarce Resource – Only 0.6% of the world’s water is drinkable.
• Global Water Crisis – In 2018, 3.6 billion people faced at least one month without access to clean drinking water.
• Future Risk – By 2030, half of the world’s population may lack access to safe drinking water (UN estimate).
• Water Infrastructure in Flanders – 63,757 km of pipelines supply drinking water.
• Severe Leak Losses – Every day, 155 million liters of water are lost due to leaks—16% of total production.
• Wastage per Kilometer – An average of 2,431 liters per day is lost for every kilometer of pipeline.