Since time immemorial, in certain drier parts of the world, freshwater has always been a scarce natural resource. However, in the present time, due to various reasons, scarcity of fresh drink has become a global issue. This essay will illustrate some factors contributing to this problem and will also elicit certain steps that can help the national authorities and individuals in controlling this growing demand for natural salt-free water.
There are compelling reasons for the shortage of freshwater The main reason is the overpopulation in the metropolitan areas. The global phenomenon of urbanization has led to the global surge in potable water requirement. Secondly, increased pollution of natural freshwater reserves due to urbanisation and industrialization has compounded this demand. In fact, since the beginning of industrialisation water from rivers and lakes increasingly used for manufacturing processes such as chemical reactions, cleaning toxic equipment and so on. Furthermore, in modern times, the growing use of salt-free water for activities like recreational swimming has also catalysed the surge in global water demand. For instance, swimming pools at home, theme parks, and resorts use an avalanche of water. Therefore, water scarcity has risen and is now a global problem.
National authorities, on the other hand, can control this surge by implementing public education schemes regarding controlled water usage. Strict national legislation for preventing natural freshwater reserve pollution is also required. Moreover, the government should also set up the infrastructure for purification of seawater into saline free water, which will help in meeting the growing requirement of fresh water. A good example is UAE where desalination plants have been used for many years to provide fresh drinking water.
Similarly, the public can also contribute towards this noble cause by conserving water and also by limiting their daily household water usage. They should refrain from performing activities that will pollute natural freshwater reserves.
Thus even though, the scarcity of fresh water is a growing global problem, there are various means and methods available, by which both the government and individuals can prevent this from worsening.
Since time immemorial, in certain drier parts of the world, freshwater has always been a scarce
natural
resource.
However
, in the present time, due to various reasons, scarcity of
fresh
drink has become a
global
issue. This essay will illustrate
some
factors contributing to this problem and will
also
elicit certain steps that can
help
the national authorities and individuals in controlling this
growing
demand for
natural
salt-free water.
There are compelling reasons for the shortage of freshwater The main reason is the overpopulation in the metropolitan areas. The
global
phenomenon of urbanization has led to the
global
surge in potable
water
requirement.
Secondly
, increased pollution of
natural
freshwater reserves due to
urbanisation
and industrialization has compounded this demand. In fact, since the beginning of
industrialisation
water
from rivers and lakes
increasingly
used
for manufacturing processes such as chemical reactions, cleaning toxic equipment and
so
on.
Furthermore
, in modern times, the
growing
use
of salt-free
water
for activities like recreational swimming has
also
catalysed
the surge in
global
water
demand.
For instance
, swimming pools at home, theme parks, and resorts
use
an avalanche of
water
.
Therefore
,
water
scarcity has risen and is
now
a
global
problem.
National authorities,
on the other hand
, can control this surge by implementing public education schemes regarding controlled
water
usage. Strict national legislation for preventing
natural
freshwater reserve pollution is
also
required.
Moreover
, the
government
should
also
set up the infrastructure for purification of seawater into saline free
water
, which will
help
in meeting the
growing
requirement of
fresh
water
. A
good
example is UAE where desalination plants have been
used
for
many
years to provide
fresh
drinking water.
Similarly
, the public can
also
contribute towards this noble cause by conserving
water
and
also
by limiting their daily household
water
usage. They should refrain from performing activities that will pollute
natural
freshwater reserves.
Thus
even though
, the scarcity of
fresh
water
is a
growing
global
problem, there are various means and methods available, by which both the
government
and individuals can
prevent
this from worsening.