Notes On Water Supply Report

According to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2012, “783 million people, or 11 per cent of the global population, remain without access to an improved source of drinking water. Such sources include household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs and rainwater collections.” (United Nations, 2012) The United Nations Water Conference in 1977 along with a few other conferences, addressed helping approximately “1.3 billion people in developing countries gain access to safe drinking water.” (United Nations, 2012) While there is progress being made, we see that various regions without clean drinking water. Reports show, “In four of nine developing regions, 90 per cent or more of the population now uses an improved drinking water source. In contrast, coverage remains very low in Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa, neither of which is on track to meet the MDG drinking water target by 2015. Over 40 per cent of all people without improved drinking water live in sub-Saharan Africa.” (United Nations, 2012) It is shown that rural areas still lack drinkable water as opposed to urban areas. Consistent improvement has been made to supply populated areas with a reliable source of drinking water. However, research shows, “Coverage with improved drinking water sources for rural populations is still lagging. In 2010, 96 per cent of the urban population used an

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There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is beginning to show its effects in first world countries, but is a current major problem facing lesser developed countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption. In developed countries the population growth has strained available water resources and stretched the ability of governments and private firms to provide safe drinking water to the vast majority of the population. Seventy one percent of

Water, like food, is a necessity for human life that is used for many purposes such as agricultural, industrial, and domestic systems. While water is a common element around the world not all of it is clean and able to be consumed or used by humans. With only a percentage of the world’s water being clean and the use of water increasing, the availability of water around the world has become a common issue in the developing and even the developed world. This may be a smaller problem in areas close to clean water sources compared to areas far from a clean water source but, the availability of water is not strictly based on location, it also depends on the specific political and social needs and issues of the area as well. These all become issues that must be accounted for when deciphering whether water is a basic human right or a commodity and what action must be taken to aid the developing water systems in community’s that lack them.

Many people know that water is essential for human-being and it is not only valuable for health and life, but water is also important for industry and agriculture. Furthermore, use of water has a spiritual, cultural and recreational dimension. However, water resources are not infinite. Wide and inefficient use of water resources can lead to irreversible consequences, such as water shortage. This essay will firstly discuss the problem of water shortage on examples of developed and developing countries and include the diversification of the same issue in the different parts of the world. It will also identify causes and effects of this environmental problem on society and other spheres of life. Moreover, in this essay I am going to propose

any countries in the world are short of precious water. Given that water is so essential to everyday activities, such as cooking,washing, and growing crops, without the quality of water can affect our nation, even causing economic or social instability. The cdc estimates 780 million people around the world,more than 1 in 10, do not have access to an improved water source one that is protected from outside contaminants.

Across the world, how one gets water is different depending on the environment and the climate someone lives in. The “intensive use of groundwater” and desalination potential and limitation, has been brought to the attention of people by Elena Lopez-Gunn and Manuel Ramón Llamas. When looking at arid or semi-arid regions, the use of groundwater can make a huge difference. This is explained through a serious tone that is supported by an abundance of facts to prove that this statistic is actually a possibility for countries around the world. “Groundwater systems globally provide 25 to 40% of the world’s drinking water and more than half of the world’s population relies on groundwater for its drinking water supply” (Lopez-Gunn and Llamas). Even though cultures are different around the world, this one type of water system is shared by many

Water is the protection of life. Many countries are lack of water ,and many people do not know how to cherish water in our country .A lot of people to waste water every day, since all of them just take it for granted. We should consider that Water- poor countries are faced with the seriousness of water problem and how much water they can handle, and are also focused at how to adopt measures to facilitate a continuous supply of clean water to developing countries.

The thesis, The Water Crisis in Third World Countries, By Monterey Starkey from the Honors program at Liberty University describes the difficulty of obtaining adequate drinking water and presents solutions to this issue. Starkey begins by noting the importance water has on the human body. Additionally, Starkey explains, fresh water is becoming scarce which makes water transportation difficult to needy areas. Aquifers and rainwater are possible solutions to water transportation (Starkey 9). The cost of water in poverty-stricken are much higher than those in rich areas (Starkey 10). The article also implies water shortages affect community growth (15). Starkey believes filtering, boiling, chlorinating, educating, harvesting, roof catching and

This report aims to compare and recommend water provision methods for arid region of Egypt. In order to identify what water provision methods are suitable for arid region in Egypt, this report will firstly compare two water provision methods which are desalination and water reuse by considering three requirements in relation to the specific situation of Egypt, which are cost, environmental impacts and public acceptance, finally, this report will recommend water reuse as a water provision method for Egyptian arid region.

Water is the main source of life on the Earth. It is vital for normal existence and functioning of organisms. Earth is sometimes called “water planet.” But, in fact, the number of freshwater is limited. “Only about 2 percent of the planet's water is fresh.” (How much water is there on Earth?) This water is not enough even to meet daily needs of mankind. According to World Health Organization, “a lack of water to meet daily needs is a reality today for one in three people around the world.” (2009) In the Middle East the situation is especially hard. This region is thought to be one of the droughtiest places in the world, most of it’s territory is deserted. Freshwater accounts to 1 percent of the world’s supplies, while the population comes

Access to safe and reliable drinking water is a long-standing problem in developing countries, and it was identified as a major target in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. But, even the recent data indicate that close to 900 million people lack access to a safe and sustainable source of drinking water. The access to safe water is affected by temporal differences in availability of water as well as contamination through natural minerals and anthropogenic wastes. As a result, people relying on water from natural rivers and reservoirs, unprotected wells and springs, and other sources are often at high risk due to lack of either quantity or quality or both of water.

Water is naturally occurring, water is essential to life and every activity carried out requires water. Friis (2012) reported that humans can only survive approximately one week without water, with the average daily consumption about 2.5 liters and overall daily usage about 400 liters (Friis, 2012). Water is employed for a variety of reasons, ranging from domestic to agricultural, to industrial, to thermoelectric and so much more. Two sources of water were identified by Kenny et al. (2009) of the United States Geographical Survey (USGS), they include; surface water and groundwater, both fresh and saline. According to Kenny et al. (2009) of the USGS, water supplies and their uses are affected by factors such as demographics, economic trends, legal decisions, and climatic fluctuations. For this paper, I will focus on irrigation, one of the ways which water is used.

Globally, the problem is getting worse as cities and populations grow. Households, agriculture and industry increased the need of water. As global warming becomes more of a problem for the earth and its inhabitants, water is becoming scarcer universally. What is a more accurate description, however, is that the distribution of water on the planet will begin to change in radical ways, leaving some people and regions with far less water than they are accustomed to. Water scarcity already affects every continent. Water scarcity is among the main problems to face by many societies and the World in the 21st century. Water usage has been growing at more than double the rate of persons increase in the last century. A shortage of water occurs when a number of

Water, although considered a renewable resource is not available for infinite use as only six percent of the world’s total supply is fresh water. Only this fresh water can be directly used for daily human needs and thus the amount of water actually available for use is much lower than the total amount of water present on the earth. The limited amount of water then poses the issue of water scarcity in some areas and makes the wise use and sustainable management of water extremely important. To ensure this sustainable management of water and prevent any misuse, it is important to have an appropriate institutional framework that looks after the water supply. The lack of a proper framework in the past has lead to the shifting of water management from the hands of the government to the private sector (Prasad, 2007).