Water : The Pros And Cons Of Access To Clean Water

In my opinion, I believe water is a right that every human requires and should be able to have access to. Water is fundamental to humans and is essential for life. Coca Cola says it best about humans and water, they explain how they

Water scarcity is an environmental problem that reaches around the globe. This lack of water is called the World Water Crisis. In the U.S, people are privileged enough to be able to use clean water for many things. However, the U.S is effected by water scarcity as well as countries who are underdeveloped and aren 't as privileged as we are. Only 2.5 percent of Earth 's water is fresh water, of which industrial uses account for 22 percent of available fresh water, domestic use requires only 8 percent, and the rest-over two-thirds of our demand-is used for agriculture. Water is said to be a right for all living things, however, many underdeveloped countries in the world, such as Ghana or Rajasthan, are victims of corporations who come

Zuhal Yeşilyurt Gündüz in her article Water-On Women's Burdens, Humans' Rights, and Companies Profit claims that the privatization of fresh water supplies would be disastrous because water is a resource that is a necessity for life. She thinks that water should be free for the public and that is that it is wrong to charge people for such a critical resource. She states that “the commercialization of water resources has resulted in sobering problems”. Claiming that private companies have used up farmers irrigation water and entire rivers had dried (Gündüz 139). She concludes her argument by emphasizing that water not only has an effect to the poor, but on women.The author Zuhal Yeşilyurt Gündüz develops her claim by appealing to the reader's

In research, we reviewed national laws and the constitutions of countries across the world, to determine how successful governments were in both acknowledging a human right to water, and enforcing it. Our findings varied, and rather than creating a comprehensive list of water laws by country, I will refer you to The Water Law and Standards Website — a joint

Whether water is a human commodity or basic human right has become a large problem around the world while dealing with the availability of clean drinking water in developing societies. If water is either recognized to be a right or a commodity, many complications come to these developing countries in several social and political aspects. A human right is a freedom and a right that belongs to everyone in the world. Water as a human right gives everyone the right to water as

The world revolves around water. Without it, organisms would cease to exist. With that being said, humans depend on it on a daily basis. In the documentary “Thirst”, it covers the controversy of water privatization in Bolivia, India, and Stockton. All of these regions are opposed to water privatization by the powerful corporations that operate in the area. The people living in these places believe that water privatization negatively affects their control of their water, because it a human right. On the other hand, the multinational corporations believe that water is an economic resource that should be bought and sold, for profit. I believe that water should not have the ability to be privatized.

Growing up as a middle class American, I never fully understood the significance of having clean water to drink, access to healthcare, and education. Many undeveloped countries do not have the resources to provide a regulated standard of living. In countries like Guatemala, up to 75 percent of the population live below the poverty line. Most of these residents live in rural, mountainous areas.

Most people today consider Economics to be a hard subject to grasp because of the elaborate terms and descriptions, however Evie Adomait's book turns a hard subject into a less complex compilation of topics into a cocktail party setting. After reading the book I know realize a little help in understanding economics can go a long way in assisting you in understanding the world, we live in. As I read the book I am able to get a better understanding of the economy and how it plays a role with the rest of the world. As I build my knowledge on the economy through Cocktail Party Economics I find the subject scarcity to be an interesting topic. I believe scarcity is a problem faced by every economy system in the world. Scarcity is a problem of fulfilling our needs and wants with limited resources level. Without scarcity there would be no economic problem because everyone could have as much as everything as they want. Fundamentally scarcity is a relative term rather than an absolute one. A real-life example of scarcity, would be the depletion of coal since there is a limited amount available to mine, therefore this causes a greater demand for coal and causes the price of coal

These are the injustices that are happening all over the world and we need to prevent these companies from taking advantage of us and our water supplies just to fatten their pockets. We need to project our political voices and let these companies know that these behaviors will not be tolerated. Among the people who are raising their political voices against water ownership is Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water issues for the General Assembly of the UN, who argued that, " high water rates, cut-offs to the poor, reduced services, broken promises and pollution have been the legacy of

The documentary F.L.O.W.: For Love of Water focuses on the negative effects of the privatization of water in countries all over the world. Water privatization is a detrimental issue for people of all socio-economic groups. The poor are the most negatively affected by the privatization. By forcing them to pay for water, they are driven to get water from polluted water sources. This leads to disease and death, and in greater numbers than wars and AIDs. By having access to clean water, people and communities are able to thrive. As Peter Gleik so eloquently stated in the first few moments of the documentary, “Without water, we have nothing, we have

Water should be treated as a human right due to the simple reason that it is a necessity for human survival. For water to be treated as a human right, it would have to be completely free, universal, and non-transferable. These characterizations are important to mention because this would mean that private institutions may not seize and distribute this necessity for their own profit. The belief behind this ideology is efficiency. The inefficiency of this human right is proven in today’s world by the 842,000 human deaths; all due to the lack of this commodity, according to, “Is Water A Human Right” by Now This World. This kind of inefficiency is also the result of negative externalities caused by major corporations like Nestle. As mentioned in

Water privatization, the sale and transportation of water supplies to private companies, is becoming more commonly used and is affecting several populations in negative ways. Jeneen Interlandi, an author of World Watch Magazine, claims that private companies will not be able to manage water supplies in an efficient manner and should sale and management of the world 's water supplies to state and local governments (Interlandi). I believe that water privatization should indeed be put to an end because it is causing water prices to up and become less affordable, completely cutting off water access to several communities, and brings contamination and diseases to villages and the environment.

Approximately seventy-one percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, which about ninety-seven percent can be found in the ocean. This leaves Earth and its inhabitants with only about three percent fresh water, and not all of those three percent can be found potable. With the three percent fresh water available, it is possible to sustain the current world population, however due to uneven distribution, increasing population, falling groundwater supplies, and diversion of surface water supplies are causing water shortages everywhere. Water Privatization refers to the control of maintenance of water systems and resources by private entities, and due to water privatization, the right to safe and clean potable water, which has been declared by the UN in 2010, has been jeopardized. Water is a necessity that all humans require, and therefore should not be privatized, due to failure in maintaining this privatization, and also many problems which accomadate the event of the privatization.

Drinking a glass of water does not usually stir up thoughts of injustice. If it in someway did, it would probably be over concern for those in underdeveloped countries who struggle to get clean drinking water. Yet, the struggle to attain clean drinking water occurs in the United States as well and especially for minorities. Regulations in the Federal Safe Drinking Act often go unmet and the purpose of the Safe Water Drinking Act unfulfilled as minority dominant and poor communities often have the most severe and pervasive health violations of their drinking water. Unfortunately, this occurs right here in the San Joaquin Valley. The Valley demonstrates environmental injustice in the types of communities that experience nitrate

Access to safe and abundant clean water is a foundational core that separates advanced nations from underdeveloped nations across the globe. Countries with reliable infrastructure that facilitates water security enjoy economic and social stability enabling health and prosperity for its citizenry. Subsequently, vigilant safeguarding of the water supply is among the highest priorities for developed nations. Climate change, technological advancements and the overall modernization of the population present threats to water stability in the form of widespread drought, contaminated runoff and deficient water management. The dramatic increase in the use of pharmaceuticals is one area of specific concern for scientists charged with mitigating the effect of contaminants on the water supply.