The life on this world is impossible without fresh water, as all living creatures depend on it. Statistics show that only 3 percent of the water in this world is good for drinking, but major part of it is in inaccessible regions or locked in ice caps. As a result, we can use only 0.08 percent of fresh water that should meet the needs or growing population for sanitation, drinking, manufacturing, agriculture, leisure and so on.
A recent study conducted in 2007 revealed that over 1.2 billion people around the world suffer from the water scarcity, and they do not have access to water enough to meet their daily needs. Another 1.6 billion of people suffer economically from the water scarcity, i.e. their local authorities cannot satisfy the rising water demand in these areas due to the insufficient investments or lack of human capacity.
The world population is mainly concentrated in big urban centers, which cause natural water sources pollution. The wastewater that comes from the industrial centers is dangerous for people's health and can make the water in nearby natural water sources useless. It contains a lot of hazardous pollutants, like heavy metals and pathogens that should be treated to avoid a global ecological crisis.
Since the usable amount of fresh water is limited, people discover ways to properly manage and optimize water usage. Water usually comes as harvested rainwater in many locations. This water should be properly collected and used during the dry season for agricultural purposes. The groundwater is also very important, so people drill wells to use it efficiently for both agricultural and drinking purposes. The significance of lakes should also revive, so that the residents located nearby can use this collected water effectively.
A large portion of 70% of freshwater is used for food production in agriculture. This is explicable, as the world population increases each and every year requiring more and more food to survive. The most part of the population is concentrated in the big cities, which deteriorates the problem with water scarcity even more.
There are six major steps that should be done to resolve the water problems globally, but every individual should take part in these simple strategies and contribute to improve the situation.
All the data related to the existing water resources should be improved. Our attitude toward our environment should be changed, so all of us know how to protect it from further pollution. Water governance should be reformed to bring results and we need to learn how to use agricultural water efficiently. The growing demand for water in industrial and urban centers should be managed and an access to fresh water should be given to the regions with poor people.
These steps should be taken globally to avoid water crisis that would be devastating for our world. All industries and urban centers need to learn how to use water efficiently, so that people can increase the water for agricultural purposes to meet the increasing demand for more and more food.
A recent study conducted in 2007 revealed that over 1.2 billion people around the world suffer from the water scarcity, and they do not have access to water enough to meet their daily needs. Another 1.6 billion of people suffer economically from the water scarcity, i.e. their local authorities cannot satisfy the rising water demand in these areas due to the insufficient investments or lack of human capacity.
The world population is mainly concentrated in big urban centers, which cause natural water sources pollution. The wastewater that comes from the industrial centers is dangerous for people's health and can make the water in nearby natural water sources useless. It contains a lot of hazardous pollutants, like heavy metals and pathogens that should be treated to avoid a global ecological crisis.
Since the usable amount of fresh water is limited, people discover ways to properly manage and optimize water usage. Water usually comes as harvested rainwater in many locations. This water should be properly collected and used during the dry season for agricultural purposes. The groundwater is also very important, so people drill wells to use it efficiently for both agricultural and drinking purposes. The significance of lakes should also revive, so that the residents located nearby can use this collected water effectively.
A large portion of 70% of freshwater is used for food production in agriculture. This is explicable, as the world population increases each and every year requiring more and more food to survive. The most part of the population is concentrated in the big cities, which deteriorates the problem with water scarcity even more.
There are six major steps that should be done to resolve the water problems globally, but every individual should take part in these simple strategies and contribute to improve the situation.
All the data related to the existing water resources should be improved. Our attitude toward our environment should be changed, so all of us know how to protect it from further pollution. Water governance should be reformed to bring results and we need to learn how to use agricultural water efficiently. The growing demand for water in industrial and urban centers should be managed and an access to fresh water should be given to the regions with poor people.
These steps should be taken globally to avoid water crisis that would be devastating for our world. All industries and urban centers need to learn how to use water efficiently, so that people can increase the water for agricultural purposes to meet the increasing demand for more and more food.
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