Water has always been an important part of people’s life. Did you know that just to produce one glass of milk people need 200 L of water ("Hunger Relief and Water in Africa") and this amount goes up to 13,000 L for only one kg of beef ("Facts and Figures")? Just looking at these numbers and considering that food is not the only topic people need water for, one can easily see that people need really big amounts of water. Unfortunately the world is running out of water and this water shortage is affecting people in many ways including their health and poverty. Even though many projects are going on about the water crisis, there are still many people who have problems accessing water. People can and have to do more about the crisis because one cannot live without water, the water crisis made many people’s lives really difficult and it will only get worse from now on if people do not take action. One of the biggest causes of the water crisis is the growing population. According to the second volume of Food: In Context: The world has more than doubled its human population since 1950. In general, people are wealthier, consume more calories, and eat more meat and thus require more water to produce food. More pressure is placed on the environment and as a result, the quality of the water that is available for drinking, food production, and marine life is depleting.(839). As one can see from the text, the demand for water in the world has increased a lot and people are having hard time supplying water to some places. A projection of the population expects a forty to fifty percent growth ("Water Crisis.") and with this growth the demand will keep increasing. Another projection believes that by 2030, some places will exceed their water sup... ... middle of paper ... ...014. "Giving an Audible Voice to Water." World Water Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014. "Hunger Relief and Water in Africa." The Water Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2014. "Millions Lack Safe Water." Waterorg. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2014. "Poverty and Water in Africa." The Water Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. "Statistics." Water Aid. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. Vinci, Leonardo Da. "A Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. "Water Conservation." Food Water Watch General. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. "Water Crisis." World Water Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. "Water Facts." Food Water Watch General. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2014. "Water Scarcity & The Importance of Water." The Water Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. "Who We Are." The Water Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014. "Who We Are." WaterAid America. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.
In the United States, we take for granted the luxury of clean drinking water. There are many counties that yearn for the clean, vital, essential infrastructural nutrients that we in the United States and many other developed countries take for granted. According to water.org, a website and movement founded by actor Matt Damon, there are seven-hundred and eighty-three million people without clean drinking water in the world. Africa is the country with the highest need for clean water, harnessing three-hundred and forty-five million from its lonesome. Asia is not far behind, accounting for two-hundred million people in need of water.
Growing scarcity in nearby water resources is the issue addressed in “Will Water Become the Chief Commodity of the 21st Century?” by Christa Marshall. The thesis of this essay is will water become the chief commodity of the 21st century? The author’s main claim is the world faces a growing number of challenges surrounding water and her sub claim is these examples underscore the many options available to alleviate a growing global water crisis. The author argues where water demand will exceed available supplies could rise forty percent. Her conclusion is businesses need to gain a better sense of how much water they are actually using.
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Water has become a very controversial issue in the United States and around the world. As populations increase and resources decrease, the way we use our resources and keep populations safe become more and more important. Throughout the world there are nearly 1.1 billion people who do not have access the clean drinking water. 5 Most of these 1.1 billion people are located in poor areas and do not have the financial means to build the infrastructures needed to provide water to the citizens of their country. 5 Drinking water is an essential part of our everyday life. People must have water to survive, but it must be clean and safe to consume.
Two fundamental and closely related problems confront our present ecosystems: overpopulation and the destruction or exhaustion of natural resources.Some natural resources are so abundant that they still seem infinite, such as the planet’s stock of air and water.“At this stage of our technological development, we are learning that our powers extend to such heights and depths that we can even destroy the near-infinite resources” (Al Gore). Scientists predicted in the end of last century, that fresh water would be the “new oil” — the global strategic resource for the twenty-first century. This means that control over sources of fresh water will be one of, if not the, most important sources of conflict in the future. The last few years many books have been written about this issue, with titles like “Water Wars, Blue Gold, Last Oasis, Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource, and Thirsty Planet” (Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke)(1), as well as in press articles with the same alarmist titles. In this essay i will use this book, statistics, press articles and examples to discuss this issue. How come Population density, economy and politics affect water pollution?
Water is a very important resource we use and need. Clean and safe drinking water is scarce though. There are many places in the world that don’t even have clean water and then there are some countries like America that have plenty and yet take it for granted.
The water crisis is mainly affecting women and children in places like South Africa that don’t have good drinking water. The reason the water crisis affects the women and children a lot more is because they are the ones that have to go and get the water, and if they get sick or something happens where they can’t get water, they won’t have water that day. One in ten people don’t have access to safe drinking water, that’s 663 million people in the world. Two times the population of the United States of America live without being able to get clean drinking water. Since January 2015, the global water crisis has been the number one risk to society.
This is because only a small part of the population, particularly in developing countries, have access to water of acceptable quality. It is estimated that in some countries only 20% of the rural population has water of satisfactory quality. Based on these statistics, it is clear the urgent need for awareness about caring for water use. Almost without realizing it, we are seriously jeopardizing this essential resource, not for us but for our children's children and their generations, aware that in other parts o...
There are 80 countries that have been suffering from a lack of clean water, and two billion people lack access to freshwater, especially South Africa (Alois). This area of countries is the driest in the world - Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt and so on. Like in the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Nya, who lives in Sudan, has been lacking clean water. She has to find water every day for her family. Luckily, Nya got help from Salva who used to live in Sudan and came back from America to build the water system for her village. However, there are still many people around the world that have been suffering to find clean water for basic use. There are many factors that cause a lack of clean water around the world: geography of countries, deforestation,
Every 15 seconds a child dies from a water related illness. There are countries all around the world that do not have access to food, clean water, and shelter. I believe that everywhere in the world should be provided with the supplies they need. There should be a law made in every country to ensure that people get the support they need to live with relative comfort. They need to be able to have enough food to at least have three meals a day. In some places around the world, people are lucky to get one meal a day. They also need to supply those people with fresh water if needed. Some of the water that people drink will cause diseases because it is contaminated with bacteria. Nine million people die a year due to lack of access to clean water. Too many people have either a nonfunctional shelter or no shelter at all. Whatever it takes, the access of food, clean water, and shelter should be supplied to anyone who needs it. There is a problem, however, that occurs. Some countries are poorer than others, so there are more people with these needs in those countries. This causes the help from other countries, and for charities to be formed to help those in need.
Many scientific studies also show increases in the intensity, duration, and extent of droughts, higher atmospheric temperatures, warmer sea surface temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and diminishing glaciers and snowpack. The bottom line is that causes of climate change, such as greenhouse gas emissions, will have to be minimized if people want to do as much as possible to solve the water crisis. Works Cited Water demand management: the case of Zaragoza, Spain Web 25 Nov. 2014. http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/swm_cities_zaragoza_2010/pdf/final_report_swm_cities.pdf.
Clean and safe drinking water resources are becoming scarce as the population grows. The world is facing many problems, but the most important thing needed to survive, is water. Water is getting low in many countries, therefore residents are suffering the misfortune of not having the reliable source of clean water. Today many countries are having water shortages meaning rivers, lakes, streams and groundwater are not enough to rely on for supplying water demands. For example, California is facing a drastic water shortage, the natural water resources are not enough to fulfill their water demands.
The problem of water scarcity has increasingly spread throughout the world as of yet, The UN reports that within the next half- century up to 7 billion people in 60 countries which is more than the whole present population will face water scarcity (Sawin “Water Scarcity could Overwhelm the Next Generation”). As well the demand for freshwater has tripled over the past 50 years, and is continuing to rise as a result of population growth and economic development. 70% of this demand derives from agriculture which shows the influence of water on food supply globally as well not just drinking water (Sawin “Water Scarcity could overwhelm the Next Generation”). But increasing water use is not just a matter of the greater number of people needing it to drink and eat; it also comes from pollution and misuse of water supplies, by either dumping or runoff of bacteria or chemicals into water. This also “causes other pollutions as well such as soil and air pollution, accelerating wetland damage and human caused global warming” (Smith and Thomassey 25). According to UN report, recent estimates suggest that climate change will account for about 20 percent of the increase in global water scarcity in coming decades.
With the population expecting to rise 40-50% within the next 50 years, the demand for water in Agricultural needs and Environmental needs will rise as well, creating a more desperate water crisis.
Water is an integral part of not only human beings but all other creatures in the world. We use it every day for different purposes such as domestic, agricultural and industrial. Water has always been a prestigious resource. However, the majority of people do not appraise water’s worth since they do not face water scarcity; whereas, in third world countries it is one of the most serious problems. Nearly 2.4 billion people have a lack of water resources in the world, shows the investigation done by the Pacific Institute, an Oakland, California-based non-profit scientific research group. Moreover, every year this number is growing gradually and more people are suffering (Bloomberg News, 2010). There are certain causes which deteriorate current situation. The most influential reasons are global warming, pollution by human-beings and overpopulation. It is known that India is one of the countries which face water scarcity so this essay will consider the possible ways of solutions of water shortage in India.