Do you know the hardships that other countries face with their water problems? Many impoverished and third world countries such as India face many hygienic and sanitary problems when it comes to their water supply. Many people are affected every year by the contamination of the waters in these third world countries. Due to the lack of resources, time, and labor, they often cannot fix these problems, yet they should try. As I have personally been to India I know how difficult it can be to deal with the sanitation problems there. I recently just read an article that showed, if you visit a village in India and you hug 10 children out of the many there there will only be 3 or 4 left in a couple of years. ( India 's Infrastructure ) This article …show more content…
India is not the only country that has a water pollution problem. China, the world 's most populated country also has severe crisis due to polluted water. Two hundred plus rivers in china are severely polluted to the point that if you touch it you will get infected and sick. “ An Overview of Water, Water Pollution and Control in China “ showed this “ Major pollutants in rivers include BOD and COD organics, and some toxic chemicals, hydrocarbon compounds, such as phenols, oils, cynnides, cadmium and heavy metals such as mercury. For example, the excess of rig in the Yangtze River was over 90 per cent in 1984, and the highest concentration of rig in fish was 68 mg per kg. It is estimated that the total amount of pollutants received by the main rivers in 1990 was twice that of the early 1980s, and there will be a ftitther doubling by the year 2000.” If many of the fish are becoming …show more content…
Only some of these rivers are severely polluted. “ Goes beyond all norms of business “ shows “ World Bank has estimated that Indians are spending Rs 4,550 crores every year on treatment of diseases caused by air pollutants. Obviously, this is the outcome of application of faulty methodologies “. 4,550 crores is equal to $674,478,358. That is how much it cost to supply the treatment for everyone who is affected with the crisis of the water pollution. I have personally been to India and I have seen the lack of water that many people have, some people in India that have some sort of water supply that is still not clean just waste it. I have seen a family in India who was very very poor and they were taking showers with buckets to hold their water and a cup to pour the water over them, when you pour the water over your body you waste 75% of it because it goes off your body or you just miss your body in the first place. I 've also seen many people just leave the faucet on and the water is running for a quite some time and while that water is hitting the ground that same water could have fed a child who most likely have never seen water in there life. A way India was trying to solve their water problem was by signing an Act, that act was to store the water that was being wasted and have it filtered thoroughly then passed by pipes to each person who needs it. India could most definitely afford this
Furthermore, more lives could be lost due to the spreading of diseases. With such extreme lacks of sanitation, clean water...
Water pollution is a very serious problem as it affects one of the most essential ingredients to our very livelihood. The earth is covered in water, in fact about 70% of the Earth is covered in water, only
... 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,
Living in a world that is roughly 70% water, and all living creatures found on this planet depend on this resource whether directly or indirectly, making water quality an important topic and vital to sustain our world of cycles. “Determination of status of water quality of a river or any other water sources is highly indeterminate. It is necessary to have a competent model to predict the status of water quality and to advice for type of water treatment for meeting different demands.” (Bai V, 2009) With most of our water on this planet made of salt water and our constant damage towards the remaining water that can be consumed by humans is diminishing with improper distribution on a global scale. If our greed comes before companionship, and our quality of life is more important than pollution, then our future generations to come will be born into a world of chaos, and a scarce of a basic human necessity.
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...
An estimated 1.6 billion people around the world live in regions of economic water scarcity, with 780 million of these people living in areas with no basic water facilities. Economic water scarcity means that investments in water resources and relevant human labour forces are not substantial enough to meet water demands in an area where the population does not have the financial means to make use of an adequate water source on their own. Economic water scarcity is about an unequal distribution of resources for many reasons, including political and cultural conflict. Symptoms of economic water scarcity include lack of infrastructure development, causing people to have trouble getting enough water for agriculture or even basic sanitation and
Challenges in the sustainable use of water and sanitation lies in the inequality in the geographical distribution of freshwater resources.
Water is not a want but a necessary human right people need in order to survive. However, there are about 660 million people in the world that do not have access to safe water. There are also, an estimate of, 2.4 million people who do not have an accessible toilet. In order to get the water needed, many people have to find hours every day collecting water. Due to this education and commerce become harder and less of a priority, a community cannot thrive when there safe water is lacking. By providing safe water and sanitation for those who do not have it they believe they can achieve global equality and make a better and brighter future for
2.1 billion people in countries that are undergoing a form of urbanization have inaccessibility to clean drinking water as a result of pollution, poverty and poor management of resources. Water resources are being depleted by agriculture and energy production
Clean water supplies are life necessities to live healthy lives. Children well-being is very high depending on the supply of clean water. Some of the health problems that face unclean water supply are that it can lead to diarrhea and hepatitis C from dirty unsanitary water. In fact more than millions of children per year die because of diarrhea that is result from lack of water supply. Unclean water supply not only affects children, but also is a problem for the whole house especially the woman. Women spend their days cleaning and cooking with unsafe and unclean water exposed them to more health concerns and problems. For example, areas like that in Africa are affected from thee6 lack of water supply. In Africa, the areas of Ghana are affected
Every year about 5 million people die from a water related crisis. Whether it be dirty water or no water at all. People who live in countries like the United States of America don 't think about the growing water problem. Most of them have all the water they could ever ask for, but that 's not the case in most countries around the world. 1.2 billion people in the world don 't have clean drinking water. In third world countries usually the woman and children are the ones left without any clean drinking water. Everyone has the right to have clean drinking water and sanitation. People all around the world take advantage of the water they get when people in other countries are dying because they have no clean drinking water. The global water crisis
Water Pollution is a current issue that has serious consequences; it progresses everyday in our lakes, oceans, rivers and other bodies of water.
Having clean water to drink means that water must have microbial, chemical and physical characteristics that meet WHO guidelines or national standards on drinking water quality. Around 780 million people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water (Millions Lack Safe Water). More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in developing countries. Around the world, diseases in unclean water kill about 1,400 children every day (Clean Drinking Water). There are many organizations that raise money in order to help develop ways or create ways for people to obtain clean drinking water. However, many people are unaware that this is even a problem in other countries because we take clean water for granted.
According to CQ Researcher’s Cooper “More than a billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water and their numbers are growing”(Water Shortage). Is it fair that so many people must go without water while thousands of gallons are wasted here in the United States? Cooper in addition commented that “unlike the vast majority of natural resources water often is seen as a free commodity like the air we breathe” (Water Shortage). Without seeing water as something worth conserving, we literally pour away our most valuable resource. We can not afford this; water shortages already ravage the majority of the world: “If per-capita water consumption continues to rise at current rates, humans will take more than 90 percent of all available fresh water by 2025, leaving only 10 percent of the earth’s fresh water for all animals and plants on the planet” (Cooper, Water Shortage). Even the water that is available to humans is often not clean enough to safely drink: “Outbreaks of cholera and other waterborne diseases kill 10 million people each year” (Cooper, Water Quality). Cooper acknowledged that“1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water...
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.