Scarcity of Water
Link: ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/docs/waterscarcity.pdf
On the second page of the link, it shows an article about " Coping with Water Scarcity: The Issue ". Water is one of the basic needs for people. Without water, people basically can't survive, we won't be able to cook, take a shower, brush our teeth and much more. As the global population increases, the usage of water increases as well. It is predicted that by the year 2015, 1800 million people will be living in countries that will face total scarcity of water. Currently, most of the countries in the Near East and North Africa suffer from minor water scarcity. The main reason is that they use a large amount of water on agricultural land, this results to a decrease in per capita of food production while meeting water needs for domestic, industrial and environmental purposes.
In chapter 1, (pg.3) it tells us the definition of scarcity. When something is scarce, it means that it has a limited supply. Almost everything is scarce, this includes air. Even though we don't need to 'buy' air in our everyday lives, but there are situations when we do need to pay for air. For example when we go scuba diving, we need a air tank to breathe underwater and mountain climbers, they need air tanks too when they are high up in the mountains since the air is scarce up there. Many other things are scarce too, such as time and money. We can't buy more time no matter how rich we are and not everyone are millionaires, so we can't afford to buy everything that we see.
I think that people need to realize that fresh water will be used up eventually and it is gradually getting faster and faster. People don't realize the amount of water they use up, from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to sleep. There are many ways that we can do as individuals to save water. For instance, while brushing our teeth, we don't need to keep the tap water running, only turn it on when you need it. Also, instead of taking one hour showers, maybe just take half an hour, even though this may not seem much, but if you consistently save water day by day, the water saved will go up. If more people are concerned about this issue, we might just be able to save enough fresh water for future generations to come.
Link: ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/docs/waterscarcity.pdf
On the second page of the link, it shows an article about " Coping with Water Scarcity: The Issue ". Water is one of the basic needs for people. Without water, people basically can't survive, we won't be able to cook, take a shower, brush our teeth and much more. As the global population increases, the usage of water increases as well. It is predicted that by the year 2015, 1800 million people will be living in countries that will face total scarcity of water. Currently, most of the countries in the Near East and North Africa suffer from minor water scarcity. The main reason is that they use a large amount of water on agricultural land, this results to a decrease in per capita of food production while meeting water needs for domestic, industrial and environmental purposes.
In chapter 1, (pg.3) it tells us the definition of scarcity. When something is scarce, it means that it has a limited supply. Almost everything is scarce, this includes air. Even though we don't need to 'buy' air in our everyday lives, but there are situations when we do need to pay for air. For example when we go scuba diving, we need a air tank to breathe underwater and mountain climbers, they need air tanks too when they are high up in the mountains since the air is scarce up there. Many other things are scarce too, such as time and money. We can't buy more time no matter how rich we are and not everyone are millionaires, so we can't afford to buy everything that we see.
I think that people need to realize that fresh water will be used up eventually and it is gradually getting faster and faster. People don't realize the amount of water they use up, from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to sleep. There are many ways that we can do as individuals to save water. For instance, while brushing our teeth, we don't need to keep the tap water running, only turn it on when you need it. Also, instead of taking one hour showers, maybe just take half an hour, even though this may not seem much, but if you consistently save water day by day, the water saved will go up. If more people are concerned about this issue, we might just be able to save enough fresh water for future generations to come.
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