GF employees on the global water crisis
“Something as simple as turning on the tap and getting water could soon change. Spain is going through a critical period as the latest official data reveal that the Spanish water reserve is only at 57,2% of its total capacity, a figure that raises alarm bells about water management and the need for sustainable policies to face this challenge.”
- Susana Martín Garcia, GF Building Flow Solutions, Spain
“I live in suburb of Jakarta and occasionally we receive "Coffee-Latte" coloured water through our municipal water connection. In such situations, we are forced to buy gallons of clean water for drinking and cleaning. Water quality is still a major concern for us living in big cities. I really wonder, if the people in rural and remote areas have access to safe and clean water.”
- Rahnian Mutiaram, GF Piping Systems, Indonesia
"I live in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, where water resources are abundant. But China has a vast territory and complex terrain, and many places are facing water shortage and water supply difficulties. I highly commend one major project, which is to divert a portion of the abundant water resources in the Yangtze River Basin to North and Northwest China, thereby changing the severe shortage of water resources in the northern region. This is the 'South to North Water Diversion' project."
- Celine Chen, GF Piping Systems, China
“Countries like Italy that once enjoyed the temperate climate of the Mediterranean Sea, today suffer the extremes of the tropical climate. The contrast between drought and floods pushes us to manage water in our country in a responsible and sustainable way, applying good conservation and distribution practices at all levels, as well as extending our solidarity to those who experience more critical conditions than us.”
- Francesco Vigano, GF Machining Solutions, Italy
