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Faced with phenomena such as pollution, global warming or the drop in groundwater levels, it is urgent to consume less water. How to do ? This is the experience that journalist Nathalie Gros tried for “Special Envoy”.
You thought you were consuming around 150 liters of water every day? This is the average quantity assessed for domestic use in France, per day and per person. But this “visible” water represents only a tiny part of our actual consumption. By adding the “invisible” water hidden behind the manufacture of our daily products, we arrive at… approximately 4,000 liters per day and per person!
A rare and precious commodity
Is it tenable? Faced with phenomena such as pollution, global warming or the drop in groundwater levels, it is urgent to consume less water. How to do ? This is the experience that Nathalie Gros tried for “Special Envoy”. Hygiene, food, clothing… for “Special Envoy”, the journalist took up the challenge of life without or almost without water. Meet these French people who have realized that water is already a rare and precious commodity.
A report by Nathalie Gros for Capa TV, rebroadcast in “Special Envoy” on April 20, 2023.
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