observations

OUR PLANET IS SUFFERING

wastewater IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE POPULATION

… AND IN FIGURES?

HAVE NO SANITATION SERVICES IN THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

deaths due to air pollution

PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR DUE TO LACK OF SANITATION

Deaths due to insufficient sanitation

WE FIGHT AGAINST

The planet is facing many challenges on which it is important to act as quickly as possible. OPEN improves access to wastewater treatment, combats rising temperatures, helps reduce pollution, and creates economic activity around bamboo biomass, the result of sanitation

Lack of sanitation

At this time, 827,000 people die each year in low- and middle-income countries due to a lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene. According to UNICEF, the main cause is poor sanitation for 432,000 of them

Global warming

This is not a surprise to anyone, temperatures are constantly changing, leading to dramatic environmental changes on fauna and flora (melting ice, climate change, species in critical danger of extinction, etc.)

The drastic increase in CO2

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased sharply in 2019 and this growth will continue in 2020. This affects ecosystems by contributing to the acidification of air, soil and, watercourses

Deforestation

The proportion of forests concerning the world’s land area have fallen to 31.2%. Deforestation mainly affects sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, which have accelerated over the last decade