Saturday, 13 July 2013

The Current Solutions To Water Crisis

By Monica B. Nice


For too many years people have been exploiting the environment, and now that it's time to take steps to correct all the problems we have created, people are turning a deaf ear. It's like when the government talks about cuts and everyone says, "That's a good idea, but don't cut anything that affects me!" Every year we pour millions of gallons of waste products into our existing fresh water resources and, if we think about it at all, we consider it the "other guy's" problem. No one seems to comprehend how serious the situation is to everything that is living on this planet. We all need to do what we can to change, and we need to do it now.

Almost a fifth of the World's population lives in area that lacks enough water for the population. Almost a fourth of people in currently developing don't have the resources to divert water to the community, resulting in shortages and the need to physically find bodies of water. Most third world countries do not have bodies of water available, making communities physically unable to reach water. One out of every three people in the world doesn't have adequate access to water resources. This number may increase to two out of five in the near future, due to increases in population and the necessity for water use in industrial and domestic use. Most people in developing countries to counter this problem by storing water in their household, but the water is not properly refrigerated and leads to contamination. This contamination usually leads to mosquito infestation, which are carriers of dengue fever, malaria and other diseases.

We live in a country filled with plenty, and there are those who believe that our water can never run out; however, 20% of the people in the world have no access to clean, safe drinking water. When you hear 20%, do you know how many people are being affected by water shortages? That's a whopping 1,200 million. The problem is so drastic in some areas that it has become the major cause of death for children under the age of five in some areas of the world, and scientists are saying that within the next few decades this same thing could happen to us unless we initiate measures as soon as possible.

In China they built the world's largest dam; The Three Gorges Dam Project so that they can get water to their major cities. They had no choice and they realized the scarcity of water issues that they currently deal with, and how they will be exacerbated in the future. Now then, we already know that water is not scarce on the planet, only that fresh water is a challenge for us.

Officials in California continue to work non-stop trying to come up with a solution to their water woes. Water shed management alone has proved ineffective. It has become obvious to all concerned rain water alone will not be able to solve the state's water problems. The government has experimented with a number of solutions including using imported water. Still no matter what water conservation ideas the state tries water consumption continues to far outstrip the amount of water coming into the region.
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Obviously, we don't want this to happen to us. Imagine watching your child wither and die of dehydration because they can't get adequate water to drink, and there's nothing at all you can do about it. Don't depend on laws passed by the government to take care of the problem, because that alone can't begin to conquer the crisis. If we all do our part, together we can make a difference.




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