Safe Drinking Water In Nicaragua

Nicaragua is surrounded by its beautiful nature including its incredible history. The name ‘Nicaragua’ came from a chief named Nicarao. He was chief to a digenous tribe that settled in Lake Nicaragua around late 1400’s and early 1500’s. In 1524 Hernandez de Cordoda was the first Spanish settler to live in the region of Granada on Lake Nicaragua and Leon Managua. Nicaragua gained its independents from Spain in 1821, making the country part of the Mexican Empire and becoming a member of independent Central American. Nicaragua became an independent republic.

Mexico’s water supply has been dwindling since the 1980s, when Mexico’s population more than doubled. The current problem is that the water provided to the Mexican public is not clean, as 70% of Mexico’s water bodies are contaminated. The general population is forced to try and make do with the water that they are provided with or find a private supplier who might supply cleaner water at a much higher price. The government has gone on to propose that water distribution be moved to the private sector, since the reforms needed to fix the water infrastructure would be too much for the central government. This would potentially allow for cleaner and cheaper water that what is currently provided by the Mexican government. This reform has been attempted in countries across the world, with little prevail.

The Nicaraguan government is fair and balanced. Like the United States, Nicaragua has a republic form of government with three branches. The capital of Nicaragua is Managua. Nicaraguans pick their political parties, depending on their personalities. Daniel Ortega is the president of Nicaragua. As a result, this government promotes peace in Nicaragua.

Unclean water is a growing phenomenon that is immensely occurring in Latin America. Water is an important necessity in life. There are over 70 million people who have no access to clean water. Many families in Latin America cannot afford to send their children to school, so the children drop out of school to help work at the home. Many of the children who stay home to work walk for hours to get to the nearest water source, and most of the time, the water is unclean and not safe to drink. The unclean water is the only water accessible to families in Latin America. With the unclean water available, sanitation was not. It is very rare to find any form of sanitized water in most households in Latin America. Over 100 million people are not

Our project will discuss the unsanitary water in Latin America, which makes life a struggle for the native people. We will cover the origin of the water and how it affects the people. The presentation will have an aspect covering the factors that lead to the unsanitary water conditions. Statistics on health rates of people in taking the water, such as death and illness, will also be shown throughout. Every member of the audience will be given a handout of an interview conducted by us with a representative from Charity: Water on the lack of water in Guatemala.

It might be surprising for those who live in privilege countries, but several countries do not have access to potable water. El Salvador is undergoing a water crisis, which is impacting the country’s life expectancy. Out of the countries located in Central America, El Salvador ranks to be one of the poorest countries. The most recent reported population of El Salvador is 6.34 million (2013) with the life expectancy at 72.1 years. In the past years, Salvadorians have been suffering from a water crisis because their water source has become contaminated, mostly by human causes. Compared to countries like the United States, the life expectancy of El Salvador ranks low because of the absence of water treatment plants in the past, which resulted

Nicaragua is a beautiful place which relies heavily on tourists to visit the country but, “perhaps the main reason nicaragua tourism is on the rise is because of the variety of beautiful beaches along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua...featuring gentle waves that are perfect for a day of swimming and fishing”(Things to do in Nicaragua). Relying on the tourism is not covering up the fact that 42.5% of people in Nicaragua are living below the poverty line some living on less than a dollar per day and 75.8% living on less than two dollars. Part of the reason people move to a country that pays more is because one Nicaraguan Cordoba equals

For people, drinking a clean water is a crucial component in staying healthy. However, in some cases, people have been unable to drink clean water due to industrialization and several other causes that pollute the drinking water. Furthermore, one big reason why some people in the United States have been unable to drink clean water is the outdated, or the unqualified water treatment and water distribution systems. Consequently, there are numerous cases involving people who became sick after drinking polluted water. An example of this can be found from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in which the local residents have been reportedly getting sick after drinking lead-contaminated water. This crisis drew a significant amount of attention to the drinking water quality in the United States. As a result, numbers of both private and federal organizations have started taking actions to improve the poor drinking water conditions that

The contamination of water and drinking supplies with high concentrations of nutrients from animal waste has fatal effects on different organisms. “Elevated nitrates in drinking water...hinders the ability of the...blood to carry oxygen” (Hribar 4), which can cause serious health conditions such as birth defects, miscarriages, and can even lead to death in seniors and infants. Although nitrates may have the greatest consequences on younger and older individuals, adults that consume tainted water develop increased risks of “cancer and non-cancer diseases...diabetes...and neurodevelopmental defects” (Halden and Schwab 16). Contaminated drinking water poses a serious threat to human health, and can affect people’s happiness and quality of life.

Zola opened her exhausted eyes and woke Lulu, her sister. The two grabbed large tin buckets and tiptoed out of their tiny living space, to avoid waking their family. They crouched under the tiny door, their eyes blinded by the rising sun from the outdoors. They looked at each other with wide eyes, preparing themselves for the hours of walking they would be doing today. This is the daily life of an individual child in places such as Sub Saharan Africa, like Zola and Lulu, with no access to safe water. Safe water is water that is safe to consume, because it contains no harmful bacteria or contaminants.The access to safe water is a growing issue among people around the world, including several millions of people in areas such as Sub Saharan Africa,

The ability of the president to deprive citizens of their natural rights --and of the presidents near omnipotent power -- makes Nicaragua a questionable democracy and dormant oligarchy. The contemporary news and light history of corruption can lead an observer to believe their political efficacy to be misconstrued as there could be a lot of surreptitious and non-conspicuous activity. Nicaragua is, by concept, a democratic, participative and representative Republic due to its’ participatory elements (though not as much as the United States as it is seemingly closer to true

If I created a Flash Seminar, the topic would be about the lack of clean water in other countries of the world. This topic first peaked my interest this past summer when I was reading an article about the poor quality of the water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was hosting the Olympic Games. Many people who swam in the water surrounding the Rio area contracted illnesses due to the amount of trash in the water. Even though Brazil had years and years to address the water situation, they never did. I would discuss the reason why Brazil didn’t clean up the water in the face of such an international event and the effect that the lack of action had on the athletes and tourists.

The effects from lack of clean water on children in Ethiopia has become out of hand, and needs to stop. Millions of children die from lack of clean water every year. The children and families are forced to drink the dirty water contaminated with plentiful amounts of harmful bacteria. These bacteria cause diseases killing thousands upon thousands of children everyday. Ethiopia Water Project reports that “300,000 children die from waterborne diseases and it is the leading cause of infant mortality.” The Ethiopian government needs to make a bigger effort to educate the families about the effects of dirty water, and to bring clean water pumps to villages in order to allow everyone to be able to live a safer more abundant life. Children in Ethiopia

Most athletes are most likely up to date with the 2016 Olympics occurring in Rio right now, but are they really up to date with the environmental conditions there? Rio is dealing with a major environmental problem known as water contamination. This is an important topic because it proves to be dangerous to the health and well - being of many people. Throughout this paper I will argue to the readers that Rio’s water contamination problem has been linked to illnesses, hindering the water events in the Olympics, and the waste of money.

Few resources are essential to human survival. Access to clean water is the most critical of all. Water is a vital resource responsible for sustaining all life on earth. However, clean water is in short supply, but in high demand in all parts of the world. It is thought that most Americans have access to safe, affordable, clean water right from their taps. However, the media is uncovering the true nature of America’s deteriorating water situation. Americans have reason to be seriously concerned about the state of their drinking water. So what really is on tap in America?