Vegetarians Vs. Water Crisis

Not all foods are alike when it comes to water, some take more to produce than others. This was the point that John Anthony Allan, a Professor at the University of London, was trying to make when he gave a lecture in Dubai, on November 8, 2010, addressing the water crisis of the Middle-East. In order to educate on foods impact on water he presented the following points
-Raising requires significant water resources
-can help the “gulf countries’ serious woes”
-vegetarian american consumes half the amount of water that a meat eating american consumes
-beef requires 15,500L of water per kilogram
-chicken requires 3900L of water per kilogram
water necessary to produce food is more than all other uses
-agriculture takes 80 to 90% of the worlds water resources
-Nile and Yellow rivers, who service enormous populations
-People eating less water intensive foods would leave more room for an expanding population

In support of this idea, the animal right organization PETA, has launched a campaign displaying shower curtains which read, “Clean Your Conscience: Go Vegan! 1 lb. of Meat Equals 6 Months of Showers.” Although it’s really not known how accurate this statement is the overall point is there:
-animal agriculture accounts for over half of the fresh water consumption
-This comes from the water which animals drink as well as the accumulation of water used in the crops they eat
-The U.N. has advised global-shift towards plant based diets
-Americans eat on average a half, pound of meat a day
-For 1 pound of beef, you use between 435-2500 Gallons of water
-demand for meat on a global scale is expected to have doubled by 2050. This increase is unsustainable
An omnivore diet uses 4200 gallons a day
A vegetarian diet uses 1200 gallons a day
-A vegan diet uses 300 gallons a day




http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/11/vegetarians-solve-water-crisi/

http://animals.change.org/blog/view/worried_about_the_global_water_crisis_stop_eating_meat