An essential element to support life is water. People, animals and plants all need water to live and to grow. Places in the world lack enough water to help people stay healthy. Water is a human right so Government is responsible to help meet people’s need for enough safe water according to B. Malmberg(2007). Water Management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the use of water resources. The inter basin water transfer can be described as a man made conveyance scheme which moves water from one river basin to another basin where water is less available or could be utilized better for human development.
Sweden is a developed country, which is officially the kingdom of Sweden. Sweden is a Scandinavia country in northern Europe surrounded by other developed countries such as Norway and Finland with a bridge tunnel connected to Denmark. Sweden is the third largest country in the European union by size and has a population of about 9.6 million people 85% of the population of Sweden lives in the urban area of Sweden according United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
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Sweden is rich in water. Lakes account for 9% of the total area of the country. There are almost 100,000 lakes, 90% of which have an area of less than 1 square km. The four largest lakes constitute a quarter of the total lake area. (Bindler Richard 2012). It is a member of the OCED countries that one of their main challenges is for making the use of water sustainable with the integration of environmental fa...
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...reduction in the water level of the donor basin, which alters the riverbed, temperature, nutrient content of the river and its holding characteristics. Species and habitat alteration is also a direct outcome of water transfers, that is the alteration in the timing of water release and flow has an impact on the recipient basin.
Conclusively the inter basin water transfer which would serve and be a very beneficial factor would also be very expensive to create and also to maintain which the burden would be bared by tax payers, inter basin is less likely to be considered by the government because the present government not of Sweden believes in an ecosystem and appreciate the environment. Therefore Sweden votes in favor of the resolution which is that by July 1st 2014, no new inter basin water transfer should be embarked on because of its risk to the environment
But one can’t look at “water” in a monolithic sense, because not all water is usable for drinking or irrigation. Usable water can be defined, in this instance, as a source that is reliable, consistent, and clean enough to drink or use for irrigation. This includes rivers, lakes, wells, but it does not include oceans or contaminated water. In some circumstances, the water that is at first promising can then become contaminated; water standing in irrigation ditches can become a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes and other carriers of disease. In addition, the over-use or diversion of water can impact its quality, creating water heavy ...
water is alleviating the burden on receiving water bodies. As more water is being depleted from
Sweden is a northern European country located between Finland and Norway. The country shares its borders with the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak. Although known as a military powerhouse in the 17th century, Sweden has remained a neutral country and has not participated in any of the World Wars in modern history. A former agricultural based country, Sweden has evolved into a highly industrialized one, with its rich resources of iron, hydroelectric, and timber. The rich resources also allowed the country to develop metal products, automotive, machinery, transport equipment, and paper products. In recent years, Sweden also developed its information technology, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Water is the foundational basis of life on Earth. Ecosystems, society and humans are completely dependent on it, and as the world population continues to grow, there will be more mouths to feed, and those people will need water to continue their daily lives. However, shortages and poor management leads to the destruction of natural habitats and human suffering. Desertification of land in China is ever-increasing, turning green, lush land into desert. However, this is due mainly in part, because of human activity, and global warming (Wang, Yang, Dong, & Zhang, 2009). The United States could experience a crisis similarly to China’s, but for now they have averted such a catastrophe, because of heavy regulation of water. Though there are water shortages in many parts of the world, it is unwise to export water from the Great Lakes to those regions. Two major reasons why diverting the Great Lakes is a terrible idea, one: it allows for waters wars to start on the basis of who is allowed to access it and for commodification purposes. Two, diverting water on such large scales could have cataclysmic effects on the local residents as well as the environment.
... upon solution to water access disagreements, social and political powers must be willing to compromise since the risks associated with disagreements regarding water allocation may be too great. As stated by Shiyyab (2004), “If sustained over a period of time, these problems will directly affect social harmony, domestic stability and eventually, regional peace.” (p. 30). Investments must be made by industry as well as local and national governments for purification of wastewater so that clean water, when needed, will be available. The necessity of obtaining water is a fundamental human right and,
The human race needs three things to survive; air to breathe, food to eat, and water to drink. A large majority of the public thinks these resources are infinite and plentiful. What they fail to realize is that they are not infinite, air can become polluted, food can carry pesticides, and water can transmit diseases very easily. In order to keep these necessities safe, many companies are taking the initiative by trying to cut down on pollution and stop using harmful pesticides. Water, however is not getting enough attention, especially in urban areas. Framework exists for these urban areas to be able to have successful water management, but some countries cannot afford these ideas or simply do not want
The theme of these two papers is water management, and each presents different aspects of this issue. The paper by Fratini, Elle, Jensen, and Mikkelsen (2012), presents a case for developing a new system to implement sustainable technology to combat climate change. This system includes examining macro knowledge first through understanding institutions, secondly understanding the meso level of knowledge by interpreting networks, and finally understanding the micro level of individual opinions. This theory was mainly formed through reviewing current literature and doing filed work in Denmark and Norway. The second paper by Barbosa, Fernandes, and David (2012), mainly focuses on the complexities of stormwater management and presents various solutions
Over 70% of the usable freshwater is used for irrigation (“Human Impact on the Environment,” 2009-2015). From ancient people carrying buckets to water their plants to today’s modern methods, irrigation will be and has been a very important use for water. Many big industries and factories, including industries and factories in Michigan, are major users of water. These industries use water to fabricate, process, wash, dilute, or cool. (“Industrial Water Use,” 2000). Some factories may use more water than others, but water still plays a significant role to producing products that we use every day. Water is also used for transportation of products and materials. Big industries and factories often transport their products by means of water which is why most big cities such as New York City and Los Angeles as well as many cities in Michigan are also located near a body of water. Detroit is a big city in Michigan that uses its location near a river for transportation of goods and other things. Marquette, Michigan is also located on Lake Superior, and freighters are used to transport iron ore and other materials to and from the city. Marquette is also famous for being on Lake Superior because of the beauty and recreation. Tourists are often attracted to cities near water for the beaches, swimming, and other water activities. Other Michigan cities famous for their water recreation
Freshwater in the world makes up only a small portion of water on the planet. While the percentage of water in the world is nearly 70%, only 2.5% is consumable. Even further, only <1% is easily accessible to basic human needs. According to National Geographic, “by 2025, an estimated 1.8 billion people will live in areas plagued by water scarcity, with two-thirds of the world's population living in water-stressed regions as a result of use, growth, and climate change.” With this current trend, water will become more immersed in environmental, economic, political, and social changes. Many of these in later years shall need to be addressed as tension rises:
One main causes of water scarcity is water mismanagement worldwide. Water mismanagement has become a crisis of governance that will impact heavily ...
With the growing population water and energy have become two of the most important resources on the earth. Both water shortages and energy crises are big concern around the world. It is reported that more than 1.2 billion people in the world lack access to clean and safe drinking water which is about the population of India. Although most of the planet is surrounded by oceans i.e. about 71%, only approximately 2.5% is freshwater, much of which is not available to us.
People don’t appreciated the many advantages that comes with having clean potable water to use, taking it for granted. A lot of clean useful water is wasted by humans all the time that people don’t care about saving water because they have easy access to it. Clean and safe drinkable water resources are getting scarce as the population grows. The world is facing many problems, but the most important needed to survive, is water. Water is getting low in many countries, therefore habitants 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. Water shortage affects the agricultural sector, so as a consequence the price for production
Freshwater is quite scarce, but it is even scarcer than one might think: about seventy percent of all freshwater is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland and is unavailable to humans. Most of the remainder is present as soil moisture or lies in deep underground aquifers as groundwater. It is not economically feasible to extract this waster for use as drinking water. This leaves less than one percent of the world’s fresh water that is available to humans. It includes the water found in lakes, reservoirs, groundwater that is shallow enough to be tapped at an affordable cost. These freshwater sources are the only sources that are frequently replenished by rain and snowfall, and therefore are renewable. At the current rates of consumption, however, this supply of fresh water will not last. Pollution and contamination of freshwater sources exacerbate the problem, further reducing the amount of freshwater available for human consumption. Something must be done if humans want to even survive in the near future: the lack of clean drinking water is already the number one cause of disease in the world today. The first step is worldwide awareness of the water crisis: governments and the citizens they govern worldwide need to know about this problem and be actively involved in solving this problem.
“Water is the lifeblood of this planet. Every time a good is bought or sold there is a virtual exchange of water. Every time we interact with water, we change it, redirect it, or otherwise alter its state. We have never learned how to efficiently manage water.”(Cluckie, 2009) Ian Cluckie, Professor of Hydrology and Water Management, emphasizes the fact that humans can’t survive without water. Although water is a renewable resource that can replenish under hydrological cycles, our intervention has interrupted its natural cycle causing its supply to decrease.(Cluckie, 2009)
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