Water Scarcity Short Essays

If disaster is to be averted for the billions who face the impending crisis of water scarcity, humans must find a third way; rather than move water or move people, the human relationship to water needs to be re-conceptualized to ensure global water security.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.On a planet that is 75% water, the term “water scarcity” seems a ridiculous misnomer.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...

This issue exists all over the world but is most apparent in countries like Pakistan where due to lack of water management systems, a lot of water is lost in transit and there are major issues of over-irrigation in some areas.Secondly, the government needs to take large scale initiatives to not only develop but also promote the use of technology in large-scale sectors such as agriculture to ensure that producers are made aware of the scarcity of their product and also equip them with the information and ability to use technology to enhance their production capabilities and slow down the rampant process of scarcity, even if it is to a small extent.Market responses to natural-resource scarcity automatically induce endogenous technological ...

Physical water scarcity is due to the uncontrolled natural water supply to peoples demand such as overpopulation, climate change and other natural calamities where in economic water scarcity is the outcome of poor management of the sufficient water available to the people such as the factories polluting the biodiversity and people wasting or over using the water.Physical and economical water scarcities are done and when this continues there would be insufficient fresh water for people... Water scarcity also called water crisis is the lack of sufficient water available to meet the wants of water usage within the country.Water scarcity has been a problem to the nation and fresh water is decreasing.“Water Scarcity.” World Wildlife Fund.

Interestingly rich nations like Australia are not immune to water scarcity.Water scarcity affects business of 60% Indian companies: An overwhelming majority of Indian companies consider water scarcity an increasing business risk, prompting them to conserve the commodity, a survey has revealed.Water scarcity around the world has come about primarily due to quintessentially wasteful practices that have seeped into present-day agriculture which sadly mops up 80% of fresh water.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 thr...

Our lives revolve around water; we need water to satisfy our basic needs and do certain chores with it.Lack of water or quality water causes huge sanitation issues clinics, local restaurants, public places of convenience and other places are forced to use very little water for cleaning.Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet water demand.In short water scarcity and depletion is the decrease of water resources for the world population to use for their basic needs.This essay will discuss the environmental issues caused by water scarcity and measurement that should be taken to reduce or avoid loss of water, causes of these issues and its implications.

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.When taking into account the water needs of ecosystems, then there are considerable parts of Europe, North America, part of South-West Australia, and part of South America that already face considerable water scarcity, particularly where irrigated agriculture and ecosystems compete for water resources.There is broad agreement, however, that there will be significantly increasing water scarcity that will turn “water’ ...

2006 Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region.While the concept of water stress is relatively new, it is the difficulty of obtaining sources of fresh water for use during a period of time and may result in further depletion and deterioration of available water resources.[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.Large parts of Africa suffer from economic water scarcity; developing...

The rate of exposure is extremely high because the water is not only contaminated at the water basins and pumps where water is collected but the containers are almost always second-hand objects, often previously used for certain oils and fertilizers or wastes.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 creating health care services and water solutions for their residents.Rural areas of Kenya are left without water and urban areas aren’t much better off, as Kenya’s unfortunate bankrupt government does not have the necessary funds to run certain water cleaning systems and ...

The impact of global warming is disrupting the flow of water and causing storms and droughts that will make it tough to gain access to fresh water for countries.By 2050, per capita water supply is predicted to fall, leaving anywhere from 2 billion to 7 billion people with water scarcity (CBC News) .Access of water through rivers, streams and lakes are becoming impossible because waste is dumped there by companies and factories thus causing water pollution.The absence of potable water will cause challenge in the development of countries around the world as water is one of the main contributing factors.Am sorry son I am thirsty too, but there is no water for us to drink, because it is scarce and we don’t have any potable water here.

To ensure sustainability, steps should be taken to ensure that water is used in such a manner as it does not reduce the potential for the future generation to have access to quality water.Global issues (2010) points out that another reason for water crisis is the commoditization of water.Clean water is the water that is safe enough to be consumed by humans with low risk of immediate or long term harm (Wikipedia 2014).In Africa south of the Sahara, where agriculture is predominantly rain-fed (that is, it relies on rainfall for water), farmers’ access to water is limited based on time (during droughts and dry seasons) and space (in arid areas).Tread softly (2013) explains that the over extraction of freshwater and other human intrusion wit...

Oil Rich But Water Scarce UAE in Grave Danger of Losing It’s Water Resources in Just 50 Years.Steps have also been taken by the national water resource management to improve and develop the implementation of the water management policies.Also, until all the undergoing projects are not completed and the availability of water is not ensured by the government: the threat of water ending in the next 50 years is not removed, the government should install meters at all the consumer points to keep a check on the amount of water being utilized and charged for the number of units used just the way electricity is charged.The government of UAE could also try to pump the wasted water into underground after making it clean and raising it to undergrou...

Water is essential because water can maintain the process of eco-system, supplies the agriculture and human cannot live without water.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.2007), this report mentioned the improvement of coping with water scarcity, the workers as a guide to give suitable suggestions to local authority and encourage farmers to use the farming technology (Falkenmark, M et al.Although water scarcity is an issue which needs to be solved quickly but, water scarcity is not easy to be reduced and when t...

Besides this, man over consuming the available source of water.And if these resources are abused and harmed, we will have short quantity of sources for food and living.Reduce- By initially using less, we help to conserve valuable resources such as water and energy.Recycle- Recycling conserves resources by keeping them in circulation, reducing the depletion of non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels and mineral ores.If you find a new use for an item or someone else who could use it give it a second life instead of throwing it away.

In the survey titled “Climate Change, Water and Food Security”, climate change will reduce the amount of water in river run-offs and aquifer rechargers in the Mediterranean and semi-arid areas of the Americas, Australia and Southern Africa.According to a report published by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 11 June 2011, the world will face a water scarcity for agriculture as a result of climate change.Water scarcity is also being faced and will continue to be faced in Chennai if no measures are taken.There is an unquestionable need for us to save water and stop lavishly frivolling away with food.But this does not mean that it does not face any problems regarding food supply and water scarcity.

I provided information on the increased demand for water due to population growth, economic growth and the industrial consumption of water.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.1.0Introduction This report is about the increase in demand for water, and its’ purpose is a twofold, firstly to examine and explore some of the causes of the ever increasing issue of the scarcity of water due to industrial, agricultural and consumer demand in society, and secondly to analyse the solutions of this c...

Water scarcity or water stress is a situation in which the demand for water exceeds the available water resources in a specific geographic area.The UN estimates that by 2025, 25 African countries are expected to suffer from water scarcity or water stress.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.Half a billion people around the world face severe water scarcity throughout the year Half of the world's largest cities experience water scarcity.For example, Bedou...

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.The exploitation of underground water in desert areas is among the important directions that can be taken in the regions that I have mentioned so as to increase water sources.Usually, ground water sources have low traces of tritium and are more aged than underground water sources (Gonfiantini 2000).Business Council f Australia, 2011, Water under pressure, Business Council of Australia Press, Sydney Chartres, C., 2006, “Can Australia overcome its water scarcity problems?” Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture, Vol.Generally, a failure ...

Different states in India are fighting for their share of water bodies.It becomes difficult for rivers and groundwater resources in UK to satisfy the augmented water demands of summer heat.Less water for irrigation means less food grains production and eventually a global food crisis.Increasing demands of growth and development are causing water tables to decline at an alarming rate and agricultural lands are losing their fertility and nutrients (“Water”).Water scarcity is a serious issue demanding our attention.

But because Canada has such an abundance of water, it .the first point of an open bar to how Canada is treating the fres... .In an article called Water Use and Scarcity in Canada, we can see how the idea of scarcity .the worlds fresh water supply and that because we have this asset, we are able to take advantage.resource (in this case the fresh water) is being taken up as the demand for the resource is too .

In essence, the attempt of the people to end the scarcity of water in the West became an attempt to change the orientation of the environment.When the supply of water from the river withered, the state government ordered a general reversal of its reclamation policy.The degradation of the Owens River and the Colorado Water Basin was politically motivated.The political machinery of the federal government was intended to shove the disastrous effects of water shortage in developing urban centers, at the cost of the environment.According to him, although the West have rivers and large basins of water, the erratic nature of the landscape as well as the orientation of water flows cannot sustain large numbers of people.

Developing nations according to The Challenges of Water Scarcity by the UNEP (n. d. ), are faced with a greater difficulty in terms of the water problem as compared with developed countries because they do not have the technology and equipment to conserve water.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).As indicated also in the article of Tom Damassa (World Resources Institute Earth Trends, 2006), other sources of water scarcity are the excessive use and pollution of the natural water resources in advanced countries.According to that study, the use of biofuels could worsen water scarcity and food production because the cultivation of crops...

The available surface and ground water is very less to fulfill the growing demand of the population.Other reason for water scarcity is irregular rain fall in these nations, which puts an additional pressure on water reservoirs.The population of developing countries is gradually increasing, but demand for the cultivation of crop is not increasing in the same way, which is due to scarcity of land and infertile soil.So that they can protect the land, air, and water on which the entire life depend.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...

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2, 2006^ “Public Services”, Gapminder video^ Fredrik Segerfeldt (2005), “Private Water Saves Lives”, Financial Times 25 August^ David Zetland, “Running Out of Water”^ David Zetland, “Water Crisis”^ WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (2008), Progress in Drinking-water .Water scarcity encourages people to store water in their homes.India is the wettest place in the world which receives an annual rainfall of about 15,000 mm and yet the village often faces drinking water shortage because of widespread deforestation resulting in drying up of water sources soon after raining season is over.The industry has become cautious of the wasteful use of water and re...

“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”.Meanwhile with a development economy, there will be rise in demand for water by industries, which may lead to the scarcity of fresh water for consumers, farmers and also workers... Clean water play an important role in our daily life so clean water scarcity causes many consequences.When water price is increased, citizens will reduce their usage of water themselves.The shortage of water affects the irrigation to harvests, without water for farming, farmers will...

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.Water scarcity is particularly severe in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, owing to population growth, urbanization and industrialization.Faced with such scarcity, water has increasingly become a source of social tension, bringing further competition and creating conflict which, together, have the potential to destroy the existing arrangements for water distribution.The International Water Management Institute in Colombo projects that in 2025,...

In India drought has made water a scarcity and some of the blame is being put on Coca-Cola Bottling Plants in the area.Coke has many brands like Minute Maid, Vitamin Water, Aquafina, Sprite, and many more.(Ehl, 2011) PepsiCo has had the same bad reputation for depleting water resources around the globe.One big issue for both Pepsi and Coke is water scarcity and that most likely will have an effect on the companies’ productions costs which are in turn passed on to its consumers eventually.Coca- Cola is concerned with the water scarcity issue and reports I its 10-K filings that the water sustainability problem will more than likely have an effect on the company and reposts this, ”from overexploitation, increasing pollution, poor management...

Scarcity of safe water forces people to respond by storing water in their households.In 2012, a Conference on ‘’Water Scarcity in Africa: issues and Challenges” was presented with information that by 2030, 255 million to 760 millions in Africa will be staying in areas with high water stress (Barone, 2008).Scarcity of safe water makes people use waste water for irrigation.EMD Millipore Donates $30,000 to Charity: Water in Recognition of World Water Week.This implies that countries need to explore other sources of water since traditional sources of fresh water are affected by changes in climate, lack of rainfall and rises in temperature that evaporate lakes and rivers.

In October 2007, Alabama filed a complaint against the Engineer Corp for reducing the water released from Lake Allatoona which will have serious implications on the state’s water supply as well as the navigability of the Alabama River.Even states within the United States have engaged in conflict with each other because of the scarcity of drinking water.With a limited supply of potable water and a demand that is expected to increase by 40 percent in the next two decades, the world is facing a water crisis (Kirby).Water is a very important resource since no one can live without water.According to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, “water scarcity threatens economic and social gains and is a potent fuel for wars and conflict.

Moreover, this water crisis incident happens because Malaysian citizen does not know how to appreciate the value of water supply.Lastly, as a conclusion of this report we had express our suggestion on how to improve the society to cut down the percentage of the scarcity of water.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 subtopic, we are going to discuss about the problem that faced by the society such as lack of water for personal consumption; Malaysia suffer from malnutrition, dehydration whe...

These corporations are they taking over and “owning” water by literally trapping water in large dams!Not only does the documentary talk about the water scarcity problem but they also talk about how the big corporations decided to take control of the situation by owning water and selling it.The issue is that water is becoming scares and due to lack of rain, the precious water begins to dry out.We must act now to save this planet’s water because the longer we wait, the more polluted water gets which makes more of Earth’s water unusable.By doing this, water is not getting is full nutrients because water is suppose to go through the cycle of natural water flow through rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.