Global Water Scarcity
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Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCBPL), commenced operations at its bottling plant at Plachimada in the southern state of Kerala in India. After the work commenced in 2000 the area surrounding the plant began to feel the plant’s hazardous effects, as the groundwater in the area was contaminated and toxic waste was released from the plant itself (base.d-p-h.info). Plachimada is a little hamlet in Palakkad district, which is also sometimes referred to as the ‘rice bowl of Kerala’. The majority of the population in this small village is engaged with agricultural related occupations. Around 80% of the villagers are engaged in agricultural labor with the other 20% engaged in other labor related activities (base.d-p-h.info). In 1998, HCCBPL acquired 34.4 acres of land in Plachimada in order to set up a bottling plant and on January 25th the Perumatty Panchayat (local governing body) granted HCCBPL permission to begin building the plant and in March 2000 the plant opened and operations began. The Kerala state pollution control board granted HCCBPL with a permit to produce 561,000 litres of beverage per day, with the average requirement of 3.8 litres of water for 1 litre of beverage. The primary source of this water was groundwater, being extracted from 6 bore wells and two open ponds, and around two million litres of water was extracted per day (base.d-p-h.info). Within six months of this plants commencement of its operations, the local
According to the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) “good faith” is the belief that those involved in a contract will act honestly and fairly. That is saying that those entering a contract will act in and honest and fair manner in regards to the contracts they are entering. The obligations of good faith are part of every contract under the UCC. They act as the framework for the parties entering a contract. An example of good faith is car insurance. A person pays monthly for car insurance with the understanding that their insurance company will cover a certain amount in damages if the car is involved in an accident. If after the car is involved in an accident they insurance company does not pay the amount agreed to for the damages they have not acted
I am Sarah Lucht, the Community Manager for the Relay For Life of Shelby County. For the past 3 years, the Spanish Club has partnered with Relay For Life to host a Coaches Vs. Cancer event during the basketball season. I had worked with Chris Bogart for those 3 years to raise close to $800 each year for our cause. The Key Club also helped at the event.
Children in other countries don't have a steady fresh water source. Bottles water should not be banned because other people need it who don't have water. Even though bottled water creates waste, it should not be banned. People in third world countries or people in disaster don't have fresh water to drink. Bottled water can be delivered to them. If bottles water gets banned the children in other countries don't have water.
How can the settings of two short stories be developed so differently and be so greatly essential to their mood at the same time? In “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo” written by Fay Weldon, and “Summer” written by David Updike, the overall impression of both stories are considerably affected by their background. In Weldon’s story, the setting has a very dark illustration and arouses bad memories, while in Updike’s, it is full of happiness and recollection of good memories. Most notably, “IND AFF” and “Summer” differ in how their settings are established, but both authors emphasize the importance of their stories’ small details and demonstrate how effective the weather, the place, and … of the settings of the story are.
Most of Americans today prefer drinking from bottled water other than regular tap water. Bottled water is definitely more efficient and more reliable than tap water in many ways because it is easy to carry around. The problem with bottled water is that even though it is very easy to carry around, it is also very easy to dispose of. According to the International Bottled Water Association, the consumption increased 4.1 percent in 2011 alone. Furthermore, a report by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI) says that the consumption of bottled water doubled worldwide between 1999 and 2004. People throw away the bottled water so easily and the plastic that it is made of has many chemicals that can hurt the environment. The Bottled Water: Friend or Foe article says “Bottled water also damages the environment because the bottles become unnecessary garbage and require large quantities of energy to be produced.” There is two types of chemicals that are harmful, phthalates and biphenyl-A, they are mainly used to make the plastic flexible. Bottled water is damaging to the environment, has many health risks, and is a waste of fossil fuels that can be used for something else more important than just making simple bottles to contain water.
An immerging issue is the one that has appeared in the past few years. Water shortage is not something most people in developed countries think about. People in developed countries use thousands of gallons of water every day and do not even stop to think about it. This is because it is cheap and readily available. This is a completely different story in developing countries where the people there have to walk miles on end to get a pale of water. The people in these unfortunate countries use very little water every day because to them water is sacred. The truth is not having enough clean freshwater is one of those issues that has now become a real problem not just in developing countries but super powers, such as the United States of
The main cause for concern is that India’s flourishing agricultural industry uses the 91% of water throughout the country leaving aquifers at lower levels every year.
Essay’s topic: Water scarcity is one of the key environmental issue of our time. Identify some major causes of water scarcity and describe two solutions.
My country of study is India. It is located in the southern part of Asia. The country is considered to be a developing country since there are still many aspects that needed to be further improved. In the past, India was colonized by Britain. It was controlled by Britain from 1757 to until 1947 when it finally gained its independence. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), India is on its way to develop into an open-market economy. In comparison to other countries, India is ranked number 4 in GDP.
Key problems need to be addressed in the most ethical and professional manner. In the short term, key problems that Gupta should focus on is to immediately assure the contaminated beverage is only confined to India and not further escalating into becoming a global problem for other countries. He should also communicate with direct stakeholders to inform them of the situation and address a massive recall. Gupta should then immediately trace back to where the pesticides and insecticides are coming from. Bring in a completely new batch of packaging materials (i.e. bottles and
The use and management of natural resources has tremendous impacts on lives and the prosperity of a nation. Most of a country’s income is derived from the sustainable and careful use of its natural resources. Livelihoods also depend on these resources and thus there should be increasing concern and sustained pressure to use them sparingly considering future lives. Conservation of resources including land, water, forests, wildlife and other beneficial resources play a key role in enhancing a the economy of a country (Chopra & Biennial conference. Indian Society for Ecological Economics, 2003).
Water scarcity is becoming a major issue not only in third world countries, but developed countries as well. “Water scarcity can be defined as a lack of sufficient water, or not having access to safe water supplies.” (Paulson, 2015). The main reason this concern has grown is due to the major increase in population and the amount of water being used by each person. “According to the United Nations, water use has grown more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century.” (National Geographic, n.d.). The population is rising rapidly, taking a toll on the limited amount of water.
Water scarcity is a global concern, and that means there’s even a problem in our own backyard. While it may be difficult to put yourself in the shoes of an African child struggling to find fresh water, it’s important to understand that water scarcity affects everyone, even here in the United States.
The challenge of sustainable water supply and management in arid areas is magnified by the climatic condition of these regions. The areas often experience a period of six rainless months every year. The areas also experience low and unpredictable annual precipitation of around 100 to 500mm per year as well as extreme potential evaporation (Bunn et al. 2006, p.174). The impact of climate change primarily affects the amount of fresh water supply in arid regions. There is a substantial decrease in the amount of fresh water in the regions due to these climatic variations. The plan outlines two techniques of creating a diversified, and adaptive freshwater supply system in the arid regions worldwide.
Water Scarcity is harmful to human life because when water is poorly managed throughout the world, those who need water are deprived of nutrients they truly need causing them to die. This eventually affects the global population. Therefore many experts have proposed several solutions such as the LifeSaver Bottle, TrojanUVPhox treatment system, and Waste Water Recycling.