Fresh water, which is vital for the survival of humans and other flora and fauna, has always been a scarce natural resource on our planet, and this has been more acute in dried parts of the world. Due to rapid population growth and industrialisation, scarcity of this valuable resource has become a global issue. In this essay, I shall outline the main factors that have contributed to this problem and then elicit certain steps that can be taken to address this problem.
Regarding the reasons for the increasing demands for fresh water, population explosion is perhaps the most contributing factor. It is only natural that an inflated global population means more demand for freshwater- without which we can not live. Rapid industrialisation has also increased the demand for salt-free water. For instance, millions of cars are being produced every year, and a startling amount of water is required in the process. Finally, urbanisation, human activities and industrialisation have polluted many natural fresh water reserves and have compounded the graveness of this issue.
As for the solutions to this intense and looming issue, strict legislation for preserving natural fresh water is required. No factories or industries should be allowed to carry on activities that poss threats to making freshwater sources polluted. Moreover, to reverse the already polluted reservoirs, the government should enact infrastructures for purification of them. More scientific experiments and research are required to convert seawater into saline-free water, which, I believe, will help in meeting the growing requirement of freshwater. Similarly, ordinary people can also contribute towards this noble cause by conserving water and also by limiting their daily household water usage. They should also refrain from performing activities that will pollute natural freshwater reserves.
In conclusion, freshwater is a limited resource without which we can not survive. This is why both the authorities and individuals should take every measure to save the already inadequate resource and find ways to purify seawater into freshwater.
Fresh
water
, which is vital for the survival of humans and other flora and fauna, has always been a scarce
natural
resource
on our planet, and this has been more acute in dried parts of the world. Due to rapid population growth and
industrialisation
, scarcity of this valuable
resource
has become a global issue. In this essay, I shall outline the main factors that have contributed to this problem and then elicit certain steps that can
be taken
to address this problem.
Regarding the reasons for the increasing demands for
fresh
water
, population explosion is perhaps the most contributing factor. It is
only
natural
that an inflated global population means more demand for freshwater- without which we can not
live
. Rapid
industrialisation
has
also
increased the demand for salt-free
water
.
For instance
, millions of cars are
being produced
every year, and a startling amount of
water
is required
in the process.
Finally
,
urbanisation
, human activities and
industrialisation
have polluted
many
natural
fresh
water
reserves and have compounded the graveness of this issue.
As for the solutions to this intense and looming issue, strict legislation for preserving
natural
fresh
water
is required
. No factories or industries should be
allowed
to carry on activities that poss threats to making freshwater sources polluted.
Moreover
, to reverse the already polluted reservoirs, the
government
should enact infrastructures for purification of them. More scientific experiments and research
are required
to convert seawater into saline-free
water
, which, I believe, will
help
in meeting the growing requirement of freshwater.
Similarly
, ordinary
people
can
also
contribute towards this noble cause by conserving
water
and
also
by limiting their daily household
water
usage. They should
also
refrain from performing activities that will pollute
natural
freshwater reserves.
In conclusion
, freshwater is a limited
resource
without which we can not survive. This is why both the authorities and individuals should take every measure to save the already inadequate
resource
and find ways to purify seawater into freshwater.