Why Do First World Countries Influence To Get Water?

Water covers 71% of the earth. Water is needed for every person to survive. Yet water is bottled up and sold for profit. Some water bottling companies are making more profit than others, and not putting the profits back into the water source they use. The big company that comes to mind is Fiji Water. While Fiji Water is making millions selling water in the U.S. the island of Fiji is suffering. Fiji Water has the government in their pocket, and does nothing to help the island nation. Fiji Water can keep their profits high by masking their flaws and making the product look as appealing as possible on store shelves.

The US can be a leader in the fight for water equality by formally declaring water a human right. The US is in a unique position, because we have already done so much to aid people in water-stressed regions. This experience will be invaluable in escalating our efforts to secure the natural human right to clean and sustainable water for our allies in Sub-Saharan Africa. We can dedicate our vast resources and capable personnel in innovative and strategic ways to this most noble of all causes to bring prosperity abroad and secure it for posterity at home.

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.

Everyday, billions of people use water all over the world. They use water in drinks and food. They use water for bathing and hygiene. They use water in agriculture and industry. They use water for so many things. However, there are many problems with the usage of water around the world. In his editorial, “Our Water System: What a Waste”, Michael E. Webber explains how America has a water problem, and how that problem can be solved.

Among all of the resources in the world, there is one that we do not often consider to be diminishing. The masses take this resource, water, for granted. When the average person takes a single look at a world map, they see multiple blue oceans covering the Earth. But, although we are surrounded by water, our clean water reserves dwindle rapidly. In her article, “Water Works”, Cynthia Barnett attempts to bring this issue to greater light and offers her own solutions. While I agree with many of Barnett’s points, she fails to look at the arguments of her detractors to the detriment of her already flawed case.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. - W.H. Auden. I am writing this letter behalf of all Canadians who wish to keep Canada’s precious water protected, healthy and be kept in it’s home country. Selling Canada’s water is a controversial topic and there have been several arguments and debates regarding this matter. “If you load a tanker full of oil or wheat and ship it away to a foreign country, it’s a sign of open trade and natural resource wealth. But if you load a tanker full of fresh water and ship it off to a foreign country, it can be perceived as environmentally irresponsible and culturally insensitive.”(Larson, 2015). Now it has come to a point where exporting Canada’s water has affected our economy negatively by

the world clean water for more than 22 years, so while the prosperity of the people in the U.S. is

The water access is limited in some regions of the world. Most part of these regions

Since America's west is heading head-long into a severe water crisis and is already entering a 2nd decade of drought it appears that the region's water budgets are probably going to get worse in the years ahead with the elements of population growth , global warming and improper water use. The West's water supplies that already very unreliable need new strategies. There are lots of water-supply strategies and solutions discussed out there, however the main strategies are water markets , desalination and water reuse. Firstly , according to experts water markets are created by infusing a concept of trade into water use and treating water as an economic commodity that it accounted for by exchanging , trading and regulating it. Furthermore they believe that water markets can make a difference since water in the American West is often underpriced and doesn’t take into account the crucial correlation between the availability of water and its costs.

Competition for a limited amount of water worldwide may be one of the biggest problems facing future

The availability of water is an issue that requires careful management and planning in order to maximize access. Areas in the Western United States have rapidly growing populations without the natural water sources to sustain them. The art of getting water from where it is or who has it to where it is needed or who needs it is the practice of water trading. Deals made between states to ensure access to water.

Many countries are also highly dependent on water that originates outside their borders; the water diversion provided by dams for countries that are downstream exacerbates an already serious problem. The diversion of river systems is an area of international concern, the nature and extent of such interdependency is already extensive: 145 countries share over 261 international river basin. As demand increases, and as indigenous sources of water become fully utilized or exhausted, the only alternatives are likely to be international (Dolatyar, 2006). Ironically, the very solution of one country's scarcity, plunges another into water shortage, this is the reason why water security is one of the most crucial foreign policy considerations of a globally connected economic and political atmosphere.

Developing countries with bulk water resource have to pay their loans by privatizing and exporting. Resulting in shortage of water for local communities.

As the worlds population grows, it is forced by circumstances that it has created to face the limitations of the worlds resources. Most people in the US have always been fortunate enough to have enough of whatever they wanted. When something they like breaks or wears out, they throw it away or buy a new one, and they often don’t even make an attempt to repair an item. They neglect basic maintenance until they damage their belongings beyond repair, and expect that they’ll always have enough. But some things are beyond their control, beyond there power or financial ability to replace or repair. The world’s drinking water supply is one of these without concern, without attention, without preventative maintenance and reclamation and