Drinking Water In Kabul

II. Body A. Main Point: Third world countries lack accessibility to clean water exposing them to disease and harmful toxins that result in 2.4 million deaths annually (Bartram, 2010).

Imagine a kid, no older than 8, walking through rocky terrain for miles carrying gallons of water to sell for just 4 lousy dollars. The article,”The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” and the video, “For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living” explain the problem of Afghan kids missing out on school because they are carrying and selling water just so their families can survive. These two sources are related yet at the same time they are contrasting.

also is the overall need for clean, potable, and unpolluted water in developing countries. This

Have you ever thought about how much water you waste each day? If you haven't, than that is pretty normal. People in America have it so good here because they can just walk to a fossate and get clean water. But in other parts of the world it is not

It’s a dry day in kabul and you get in your car to go to work you see a kid walking with a bucket you have a average work day and on your way home you see the kid still with no water with a face of dedication and exhaustion.”The Plight of Afghanistan”s Child Water Carriers” text by Sayeaed Jan Sabwoon and “For Afghan Kids,Hauling Water is a Living” video Zarif Nazar are about children carrying water to help their families and neighbors survive. The author’s portrayal in”the Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” text and the video”For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living” has several distinct differences and similarities.

Water-borne diseases are caused by the ingestion of water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites. These pathogens are spread through the feces or urine of an infected individual (africaneeds). The most common diseases are cholera, guinea worm and typhoid. People can easily contract these diseases if there is no system of sewage collection and treatment. In fact, almost 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have access to adequate sanitation (UN water). Climate change can also impact the water crisis in Africa. Water is necessary for survival, and when areas get

Each year, 4 billion episodes of waterborne illnesses result in 2 million deaths mostly among children. Cause of death stem from dehydration

Introduction Afghanistan is an Islamic nation in pure chaos and war-riddled like no other. The Afghan people have been at war since the beginning of their time. They live a hardscrabble life due to day-to-day struggle between the Taliban and coalition forces. Due to thirty plus years of political conflict and chaos, the environment is suffering. Behind all the war and carnage, many people do not realize that there is a beautiful landscape. The population is friendly, but lives a strict traditional lifestyle. The country has many environmental concerns that have come about since the Soviet Union's invasion. Even though all of the right projects, established by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Afghans have minimal potable

Awela Musleh looks around her house during an interview with NPR News, ashamed of the disarray around her. Musleh is a mother of six, struggling to survive in the Palestinian-occupied West Bank, one of the most politically tumultuous regions of the world. “Look at how dirty my house is,” she tells Daniel Estrin, the host of the interview, “I focus on drinking, not cleaning.” Where she lives, water is a luxury. She relies on a few buckets of water to wash her dishes, shower by hand, and flush the toilet—buckets of water she bought from a truck that brings in water from other areas—trucks that are accused of such terrible price gouging, they’re outlawed in many Palestinian towns. But Musleh has no choice. Her town hasn’t had water for over two weeks.

In rural Ethiopia, women and children walk up to six hours to collect water. Most people collect water from shallow, unprotected ponds which they share with animals. Other people collect water from shallow wells. Both of these sources are subject to contamination as rain water washes waste from surrounding areas into the source. The jugs women use to carry water back to the village weigh up to 40 pounds! Often, young children are left at home while their mother and older siblings collect water and their fathers

Their bodies are not fully developed making them more susceptible to illnesses such as diarrhea. In 2012 diarrhea was responsible for taking the lives of 1,600 children under the age of five every day. Diarrhea is commonly contracted through contaminated water. In poorer countries clean water is already a scarce resource. Out of the entire global population 55% of households have access to piped water supply. In less developed countries however only 12% of households have this luxury. In the rural areas of these countries that percentage drops to only 4%. In the case of extreme weather events caused by climate change, massive flooding will contaminates water and rupture pipes. As rainfall raises above the average threshold, cases of diarrhea increase by 5.1% for every 10 millimeter increase (Gibbons, E. D.

One of the most important natural resources we have on this planet is water. Water covers roughly 70 percent of our planet and is the very foundation for every single species on earth. We as humans, rely on water more than any other resource on the planet and we simply can’t live without it. Although water is abundant around the world, clean water for millions of people is inaccessible. Around the world, there are people struggling to get water yet along clean water and it greatly affects our health. Improving clean water supply and sanitation, and better access to clean water resources, can increase countries’ economic development and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction and overall people’s health.

A car whizzes by on the street, knocking the child’s donkey right on top of him, breaking his arm, water spilling everywhere. This car just might have ruined the child’s family’s only chance of survival. This is one of the many scenarios of the child water carriers of Afghanistan. “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” text by Sayeaed Jan Sabwoon and”For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a living” video by Zarif Nazar are about children in Afghanistan carrying water to help their families and neighbors survive. The author’s portrayal in “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child water carriers” text and the video “For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living” has several distinct differences and similarities.

It is an essential resource for sustaining life as well as central to agriculture and rural development, and is intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of people across the world. According to the World Bank, (2010) report, water is a scarce resource with multiple interwoven uses that range from drinking water, energy, irrigation, manufacturing things, transport of people and goods among others. The report further states that, more than one-sixth of the Worlds’ population does not have access to safe drinking water, with 80% living in rural areas thus access to water cannot not be guaranteed globally.

km. According to the population analysis, the population and water are positively related. Due to water is the ultimate spring of life, 70% of the human body is made up of water. If the population is growing, the demand of the water would increase. Therefore, the outlook of the water industry is rising.