The Project
Photobook Making Groundwater Visible
A book with heart-touching stories, photographs and illustrations telling the invisible cultural and economic relationship of several communities around the planet with groundwater.
By the way, why groundwater?
98% of the planet's fresh water is groundwater
Groundwater represents 98% of the total liquid freshwater on Earth.
Drinking water source
Groundwater is the direct drinking source of about 50% of all the people on the planet.
Irrigation
Approximately 70 % of global food production relies on groundwater! Every person on the planet is bound to eat groundwater irrigated food.
Quality of life
Due to water scarcity, in India on average 46 farmers commit suicide per day, groundwater is their main water source.
Exploitation and Risk
Land subsidence (sinking) due to excessive water exploitation may affect 1.6 billion people until 2040 (Wired Magazine, 2021; Science, 2021).
