TED-Ed: Fresh water scarcity: An introduction to the problem - Christiana Z. Peppard

The video highlights the critical importance of freshwater, emphasizing its essential role in life and the global common good. It challenges common misconceptions about individual water usage, revealing that domestic use accounts for only a small fraction of global consumption. The video stresses the need for attention to agricultural and industrial water use, which dominate consumption. It also explores how societies value freshwater, questioning whether it is an economic commodity, a human right, or a public good. The video calls for a collective effort to manage freshwater sustainably for the future.

What percentage of global freshwater consumption is attributed to domestic use?

In what ways can societies better value and distribute freshwater?