Executive Summary
Water is an exceedingly crucial resource required for survival. About three quarters of Earth’s surface is covered by water. However, not all of this water is readily usable for human consumption, agricultural production or for industrial use. According to Glover1 “only about 3% of all the surface water is fresh, of which only 0.6% is readily available for use. In fact, only about 0.018% of world’s surface water is readily available2. Australia is a dry continent, being listed as the driest continent of the world possessing only less than 1 percent of the fresh water in the world3. ...
