Why do we focus on water?
#1 because nothing can exist without water
#2 because billions people are suffering from water-related problems
#3 because most people are not aware of or care about #1 and #2
No Water, Nothing
Water is the ‘source of life’, for life cannot exist without it. Water is necessary for the smallest unit of the human body, as well as for the functioning of the major facets of society. It transports oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes waste from the body. A person can survive thirty to forty days without food but cannot live for more than eight to ten days without water.
As individuals, we are all dependent on water for the most basic elements of our day – brushing our teeth, using the toilet, taking a shower, washing our hands, cooking, and drinking soda.
Water is the root of many other forms of energy. It is a key component in manufacturing and vital for agriculture and many global industries. It used to create batteries for our cell phones and our computers, power our buildings, regulate the heat in our homes, and drive our cars.
This means that the availability of clean water is determinative for the future of every community in the world.
Not Only Global Warming, But Water
Global warming is not only environmental issues but most people, including us, seem to have been very much focused on global warming when putting our interest in environmental issues.
Now, we want to focus on the water issues, it is also environmental issues, much connected with social problems concerning issues such as gender equality, lack of education, extreme poverty, children and maternal health, diseases and illness, and even war as well.
And we felt that more people should know about the seriousness of water issues.
Global Issues
One out of eight in the world’s population lacks access to clean water (2010). Even more importantly, lack of clean water disproportionally affects the people living in developing countries, who are the most in need of resources. In addition, factors such as population growth, climate change, increasing demand, poor allocation, degradation and pollution of water resources continue to contribute to water shortages globally. For this reason, improving access to clean water sources, and formulating sound water usage habits and policies are necessary for development.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and diseases such as diarrhea and cholera.
In some regions women and children walk on average 6km (3.7mi) a day to fetch water.
263 trans-boundary lake and river basins include the territory of 145 countries. This can lead to international territorial disputes.
1991 to 2000 over 665,000 people died in 2,557 natural disasters of which 90% were water-related events.
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