Water Scarcity

WATER WARS

Water is our past. Water is our future. Without it, we cannot survive, and there are no alternatives. Many people have likened the issue of water scarcity to our current economic struggle over petroleum. Without petroleum, we cannot drive our cars, and we may have to walk to school or work. This is not the case for water, as we are not dealing with the issue of sustaining life itself. Unfortunately, water scarcity is in the household of our near future. This means that, similarly, petroleum leads to war now, water will lead to war in the near future. There are three main reasons why water scarcity will become one of our most serious problems in the near future.

Policies and practices of water management under water scarcity must focus on specific objectives according to the causes of water scarcity. The first reason of poor water management is uncontrolled demand. Today's world ultimate problem is increasing human population so that the more growing population the more demand for water day by day. However, necessary measures are not taken. Therefore, supply and demand should be make equal by government. The second reason is inequality in water allocation. For example, the world's water allocation is formed developed countries' water sources more than to meet their needs but poor and dry countries sources are not to meet the needs. This situation is not fair and should be changed by laws. The third reason of poor water management is lack of effluents treatment and reuse. Only a small portion of our planet's water is actually usable. Ninety-seven percent of the world's water is too salty for consumption or agricultural use. However, we have very few effluents treatment and reuse institutions. Also, there are only seven institutions that convert salt water into fresh water. People are awakened because water resource is limited and should be managed well because of importance to live.

Climate change in other words global warming is also caused by water scarcity. The results of global warming are low average rainfall and high temperature which are caused by water scarcity. In addition, also the cause of global warming is such as changing vegetation conditions leads to water scarcity. First of all, low average rainfall leads to the water which we have come short of the world water consumption. If the amount of rainfall decreases, water sources will disappear. Secondly, high temperature brings about high amount of evaporation. Therefore, water sources again will become extinct. The final reason of water scarcity is changing vegetation conditions. For example, deforestation is harmful for the nature because forests have an important role of water cycle. Without forest, there is no rain; without rain, there is no water; without water, there is no life.

Insufficient water resources are the final reason for why water scarcity will become one of our most serious problems