Water Scarcity An Acute Problem Essays

Agricultural Cycles: People who rely on fruits and vegetables that they produce for household food consumption (subsistence farmers) often go through cycles of relative abundance and scarcity.Developing countries often suffer much more extensive and acute crises at the hands of natural disasters, because limited resources inhibit the construction of adequate housing, infrastructure, and mechanisms for responding to crises.During these periods of scarcity, many families lack sufficient resources to meet their minimal nutritional needs.The drop in average income, while a striking representation of the drop in the well-being of the average Iraqi citizen in the aftermath of the war, fails to capture the broader affects of damages to the infr...

The scarcity of water is increasing worldwide and the quality of the water is continually deteriorating.Water scarcity is particularly severe in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, owing to population growth, urbanization and industrialization.However, wars over river water are likely only under a narrow set of circumstances, as there are also more examples of water cooperation than water conflict among countries.Under special circumstances it is a possibility that scarcity of fresh water resources may give rise to serious armed conflict.The critical importance of water to the survival of the human race can be seen in the earliest civilizations whose growth and sustenance were closely tied to its water distribution systems.

But most of the times especially in summer when the scarcity of drinking water becomes severe, these public water supply schemes may not function effectively.People often make use of the drinking water sources to bath their domestic animals like cow, buffalo, goat etc and hence the valuable drinking water sources will be contaminated.“India’s water crisis is predominantly a manmade problem.A soaring population, the warp-speed sprawl of cities, and a vast and thirsty farm belt have all put new strains on a feeble, ill-kept public water and sanitation network.”  (SENGUPTA) Some of the Indian states have lot of water resources while the others lack it.Unlike many other countries, India’s water problem is not related to scarcity of water res...

While 60% respondents said inadequate availability of water was already impacting their business, 87% said the scarcity would impact their business 10 years down the line.Problems of water scarcity can best be addressed by better efficiency in its utilisation, recycling, pricing of water (and the electricity used for lifting and conveying the water) where not already in vogue, transportation without losses, leaks and pilferage, and through education of the perils of the dangers to all humanity that is presently straining at the tethers due to the current reckless abandon with which it has been mismanaged.Water scarcity in Asia and Australia alone affects a fourth of the world’s population and is triggered by over-usage whereas in Africa,...

How water is conserved, used and distributed in communities and the quality of the water available can determine if there is enough to meet the demands of households, farms, industry and the environment.Water scarcity encourages people to store water in their homes.(MDG Assessment Report 2008) p. 25^ Updated Numbers: WHO-UNICEF JMP Report 2008^ Water is Life – Groundwater drawdown^ WaterPartners International: Learn about the Water Crisis^ All About: Water and Health, CNN, December 18, 2007^ Water, a shared responsibility.In the area of water management -it is known that water quality deteriorates due to repeated use, no serious attention has been paid to the qualitative aspect of water resources.Water scarcity underscores the need for b...

Being located in such an area, Egypt faces limited rainfall, lack of fresh water and generally acute water scarcity that cannot support its large population.The problem in this region accrues from the fact that Egypt is located in the Middle East which is a semi-arid area (Weight, 2009, Appendix 4).This fact is worsened by its ever increasing population of about 200 million people, raising the demand for water to even greater levels.Background Problem in this region During the last twenty years, the Government of Egypt has massively invested in attempt to provide water and sewage facilities to both rural and urban areas in Egypt.Global Water Issues .Economic Feasibility of desalination for water supply to arid regions.

The problem is worse than it often appears on the ground, because much of the fresh water now used in water-scarce regions comes from deep aquifers that are not being refreshed by the natural water cycle.In most of the countries where water shortage is severe and worsening, high rates of population growth exacerbate the declining availability of renewable fresh water.The new century is marked by alarming environmental threats such water shortages, soil exhaustion, loss of forests, air and water pollution in many parts of the world.Overpopulation has a tremendous environmental impact caused by high consumption levels, environmental destruction, and poverty.Currently, 434 million people face either water stress or scarcity.

Water: – Another important issue in developing nation is scarcity of water.So developing countries like India, China, Brazil, Africa have high illiteracy and most of the people live below poverty line .This is due to over increase in population, such vast population result in tremendous demand for shelter, food, water and sanitation facilities.Other reason for water scarcity is irregular rain fall in these nations, which puts an additional pressure on water reservoirs.The available surface and ground water is very less to fulfill the growing demand of the population.This water retreated in the plant and used for domestic purpose which will reduce the water shortage.

World Health Organization “Frequently Asked Questions on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),” Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR), March 24.At some point the steadily rising population will move from being a problem that is geographically distant to one that is immediate and more salient than just an increasing value on a faceless counter.Retrieved March 29, 2004. .This potential cannot be reached immediately since resources and population remain geographically separate and faster transportation would increase the spread of fatal diseases.Taking no action and allowing population to grow unchecked could possibly risk the entire human species if food or clean water were to become unavailable worldwide.

In trying to understand the various actors and their approaches on the issue of water, it is important to recognise at the outset that there are plurality of actors in the water sector-the state which includes governments, bureaucracy and the state machinery, who can also be termed the “managers” and the market; civil society organisations and groups; water communities or water users; and knowledge institutions.Slow depletion of these glaciers would greatly reduce the river water flow especially to India, intensifying existing problems of water scarcity and competition... Water knows no boundaries and flows in keeping with the lay of the ground, requiring Riparian International Water Laws to govern the non navigational use.Overall, clim...

An even closer look at water scarcity nationwide involving how different countries could possibly reveal the extent in which water scarcity is.Water Scarcity can be defined as the lack of access to freshwater to adequate quantities of water for human and or environmental uses.Kenya’s natural water resources also do not provide an adequate amount of water for their entire population.Purpose of Research: The purpose of this research is to briefly investigate Kenya’s water scarcity and explore the causes of this serious problem.The Makindu children said “For one billion us, the water here is scarce” (pg.213) Fortunately, there are a number of organizations such as The Water Project that are picking up the slack of Kenya’s government, and cr...

The main reason is that when workers misuse some chemical reagents to the water, it can cause the water pollution and water eutrophication.For instance, The United Nations is running a plan called The “WATER FOR LIFE DECADE”; the aim of this plan is to help some places where lack of water to face the challenges of water scarcity (FAO 2006).Another difficulty to reduce water scarcity is technique problem.Another method to reduce water scarcity is the national government makes a national policy to limit the use of water.Water is essential because water can maintain the process of eco-system, supplies the agriculture and human cannot live without water.

Second, although environmental refugees will pose a grave challenge if water scarcity is not solved, conflict between governments ultimately represents the most troubling aspect of water scarcity from a realist perspective.The relationship between humans and water has evolved over time, but it has never deviated from two primary forms: humans have either brought themselves to water or brought water to themselves.At the domestic level, water scarcity is a battle between states; rivers and other water reservoirs pass between different states and the competing claims for jurisdiction will not be easily resolved at the federal level.Regulations affecting water use in appliances and incentives to shift from irrigated lawns to ‘water smart’ la...

[1] Water scarcity involves water stress, water shortage or deficits, and water crisis.[5] Water scarcity can be a result of two mechanisms: physical (absolute) water scarcity and economic water scarcity, where physical water scarcity is a result of inadequate natural water resources to supply a region’s demand, and economic water scarcity is a result of poor management of the sufficient available water resources.Around one fifth of the world’s population currently live in regions affected by Physical water scarcity, where there is inadequate water resources to meet a country’s or regional demand, including the water needed to fulfill the demand of ecosystems to function effectively.Large parts of Africa suffer from economic water scarci...

Generally, a failure to employ appropriate tools to exploit water resources has greatly contributed to problem of water scarcity.Moreover, the destruction of forests, the destruction of water catchments, and the pollution of fresh water sources have also played together in contributing to the reduction of water resources.Usually, ground water sources have low traces of tritium and are more aged than underground water sources (Gonfiantini 2000).Before venturing into the use of technological tools, which can be used to exploit water resources in the dry lands, it would be even more useful for man to seek ways of increasing the abundance of natural sources of water (UNDP 2009).Business Council f Australia, 2011, Water under pressure, Busine...

In discussions of the possible links between environment and security we often find reference to water.The planet is currently going through a period of change; temperatures are rising, causing a melting of the ice caps, which in turn brings about a rise in water levels.After a decade of research into the connection between environmental scarcity and violent conflict, Thomas Homer-Dixon reached the conclusion that environmental scarcity can contribute to violence and ethnic clashes, and these incidents will probably increase as scarcities of cropland, freshwater and forest worsen .Nonetheless, in 1999 it was reported that 20% of the world’s population already lacks access to safe drinking water .It will bring about increased salinity o...

Climate change would cause changes in 14 precipitation patterns, ocean circulation and marine systems, soil moisture, water availability, and sea level rise.These include pressure on land, deforestation and water scarcity and water pollution.The amount of water available per person has declined in recent decades primarily because of population growth and water scarcity is projected to worsen in the future.The final outcomes of this are air pollution, global warming, climate change, water scarcity and water pollution.Ground Water Resources, Water scarcity and water pollution Out of the total replenishable ground water; about 84 percent is made available for agriculture and livestock, the rest 16 percent is made available for domestic cons...

Agriculture is also overusing and polluting the ground water thus depleting the natural source of water.When the previously treated water comes to this area of the system, the nutrients level mainly nitrogen and phosphorus in the water is checked.So water resources are less as compare to human demand for water.Although 2/3rd of the earth’s crust is made up of water but all this water is not available for drinking and for other human activities as either it is locked in the form of ice or present in the form of vast saline oceans and seas.This polluted and untreated water is causing abundant water borne diseases.

Furthermore, this regulatory body should conduct research to evaluate which areas need what amount of water and subsequently make sure that the right amount reaches the right areas, in turn eliminating the concerns with water supply through proper management.Any resource crisis that does occur, its impact will be felt first and foremost by the poorest sectors of the population, for instance should a water crisis occur its impact would fall upon those that are dependent for their livelihoods on rain-fed or irrigated water in arid and semi-arid regions, where 52% of the world’s population lives (UNESCO-WWAP, 2006).This can be done by setting up a central regulatory framework that keeps a check on water distribution.UN World Water Developm...

Simply put, water scarcity is either the lack of enough water (quantity) or lack of access to safe water (quality).In our slumber we have assumed water will always be there for us – Clean water to drink, waterways for recreation, healthy rivers and oceans to supply us with healthy fish, water to wash our cars, water to green our lawns and landscapes, water to bath and shower in, water to brush our teeth with, water for our swimming pools.Most small islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific are facing severe water scarcity and will face increasing water scarcity.Less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking More than a billion people around the globe survive on just over 1 gallon (4 liters) of water per day Potentially more th...

In places like the Middle East and Africa, particularly Eritea where there has been an experienced drought and food crisis since 2005 (news24, 2005), there is a higher demand for water to sustain the people there because their areas are mostly desert and land, there are only few water sources to provide for their needs as compared with countries that are surrounded by bodies of water, many of which are found in Southeast Asia.The number of countries facing water scarcity or water stress will also reach from 31 in 1995 to 54 in 2050 (Corvalan, Hales, McMichael, 2005).Aside from food and water scarcity, the world is also likely to face a depletion of the ecosystem, drought and many other diseases caused by the need for more water and food....

The shortage of water affects the irrigation to harvests, without water for farming, farmers will not produce enough product to earn for living.“It is an idea favoured by the government – which is optimistic that water meters can reduce the average water usage per person from 150 liters to 130 liters per day by 2030 – and supported by the EA, which says homes with meters use 10-15% less on average than those without them”.When the demand for clean water of fauna and flora increase, the amount of water exist in their habitats will be no longer enough so they will die.There are three main causes of clean water scarcity in the world: the weakness in industrial wastewater management that cause water pollution, the using of water in the unrea...

The topic for my report is the scarcity of water in Malaysia.The price of water supply in Malaysia is very low and because of this, most of the people do not know how much water they are using until they receive their monthly bill and the water bill is just a small part of the bill.In this case, the Malaysian government increases the budget to help to resolve the water shortage problem in Selangor; Malaysian government has also delay a project to save the water supply and Malaysian government has also cut down the water supply of the neighborhoods every couple of days.According to (themalaymailonline.com, 2014) “The rationing will see millions of consumers in the state receive two days of water supply followed by two days of dry taps to ...

Thus, the daunting challenge of poor management of natural resources direly needs to be addressed not only to overcome the perils caused due to it but also to achieve economic self sufficiency and prosperity of the nation.Storage capacity of water reservoirs is quickly depleting because of annual sediment inflow and a substantial quantum of available water is lost in seepage as the canals have not been cemented.This dismayed situation is caused due to several, both chronic and acute, flaws which have led to poor governance of country since its inception except some brief spells of economic prosperity.Contrary to economic potential of its natural resources, Pakistan is a depending on foreign aid and debt, it is facing deficit in trade, ac...

He points out that global research can help solve the problem of water scarcity and proper sanitation.United Nations should look for ways to deal with water scarcity and amicable ways of resolving political instabilities resulting from water stress.Safe drinking water is defined by World health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund and Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation as water that has microbial, physical and chemical characteristics that meet the guidelines of National standard on quality of drinking water (Campbell, Caldwell, Hopkins, Heaney, Wing, Wilson, et al.It is said that a threshold of less than 1,000 cubic meters of water represent water scarcity and below 500 cubic meters of water represent a sta...

The substitution of this water can improve the issue of water scarcity.This is because of the material that is being extracted; they are mined in those areas and those areas alone, and therefore the large volume of water that is needed to extract them is adding to the concern of water scarcity.5.0Recommendations In order to improve water use in Australia, the factors that need to be considered are; water reuse by using reclaimed water to flush toilets, wash clothes and water gardens, educating farmers on water use, by informing them on irrigation techniques and watershed methods.3.0Solutions to Water Scarcity 3.1Watershed Improvement in water management is one way to reduce water demand.2.0Causes of Demand for Water 2.1Industrial Demand ...

The rapid population growth of the country increases the stress on the water resources by increasing the production of desalinated water which results costly and decreases the production of ground water.Oil Rich But Water Scarce UAE in Grave Danger of Losing It’s Water Resources in Just 50 Years.If the fee is implemented, people will continue to demand water because of two reasons: their inability to acquire water from elsewhere and their inability to live without water.In order to meet this high demand, water desalination plants and waste water treatment projects were set up in many parts of the country.The government of UAE could also try to pump the wasted water into underground after making it clean and raising it to underground wate...

This is because lack of adequate sanitary housing and clean drinking water lead to health issues (Freeman.Instead of allowing poverty to persist, it is important to limit our number be-cause in dense populations too many lack adequate food, water, shelter, education and employment.Studies indicate that in the year 1990, less than 50% of the human populations were capable of getting access to safe drinking water, however there has been in increase of accessibility of clean water to 75% afterwards.Poverty is said to have been caused by the acute increase in population after the end of the 2nd World War.Many governmental and non governmental organizations have been set up to ensure that the projected population in the coming years will be c...

When fresh water is not available to the people, they get disease from drinking contaminated water and in fact, 3.1 million people die each year from water related disease.“Water Scarcity.” World Wildlife Fund.Water scarcity can be a result of two mechanisms, physical and economic water scarcity.The earth is covered up with 70% water and the freshwater makes up a very small portion which is only 2.5% of the total amount of water available (“Fresh Water Crisis”).Physical and economical water scarcities are done and when this continues there would be insufficient fresh water for people.

The UN estimates that by 2025, 25 African countries are expected to suffer from water scarcity or water stress.In several regions of the world, the pressure on water is increasing, due to the withdrawals made by humans in surface water or groundwater, which are increasing, but also in due to global warming which disrupts the water cycle.The most cost-effective way to decouple water use from economic growth (according to the panel) would be for governments to create comprehensive water management plans that take into account the entire water cycle: from its source to its distribution, economic use, treatment and recycling, reuse and return to the environment.These measures will not only preserve the biota, but also make more efficient the...