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Is water, without that there is no life at all. I like to pen down some of the most important aspects of water crisis.
Water contamination: Due to pollutants and chemical waste from industries, the water gets contaminated and costs lots of lives.
Water Scarcity: Due to scarcity of clean water, many towns in this world are affected. Can someone drink this water? Is it absolve from diseases
“A picture worth thousand words”.
Can you find water? Or it's hiss
Actually it hurts to see this pictures, but there are many more hurting things to be revealed.
PS: These info's are taken from BAD reminder mail
The problem of scarce clean water:
Nearly 1 billion people lack access to clean water, which causes a litany of struggles, diseases and even death.
- 40 Billion Hours: African women walk over 40 billion hours each year carrying cisterns weighing up to 18 kilograms to gather water, which is usually still not safe to drink. More Info [http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/]
- 38,000 Children a Week: Every week, nearly 38,000 children under the age of 5 die from unsafe drinking water and unhygienic living conditions. More Info [http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/]
- Wars Over Water: Many scholars attribute the conflict in Darfur at least in part to lack of access to water. A report commissioned by the UN found that in the 21st century, water scarcity will become one of the leading causes of conflict in Africa. More Info [http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/World_News_3/article_6808.shtml]
- A Human Right: In July, to address the water crisis, the United Nations declared access to clean water and sanitation a human right over. But we are far from implementing solutions to secure basic access to safe drinking water. More Info [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35456&Cr=sanitation&Cr1]
Water solutions:
The good news is that there are great organizations working on solutions and new tools that empower people to do their part to address the water crisis.
- Building Wells: Organizations like Water.org and charity: water are leading the charge in bringing fresh water to communities in the developing world.
- Technology for Good: Do you want to measure how much water it took to make your favorite foods? There's an app for that. More Info [http://virtualwater.eu/]
- Conservation Starts at Home: The average person uses 465 liters of water per day.
Find out how much you use and challenge your readers to do that same.
More Info [http://www.h2oconserve.org/?page_id=503]
- Keeping Rivers Clean: We can all take small steps to help keep pollution out of our rivers and streams, like correctly disposing of household wastes. More Info [http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/gsteps.asp]
- Drop the Bottle: Communities around the world are taking steps to reduce water bottle waste by eliminating bottled water. More Info [http://food.change.org/blog/view/cities_cut_spending_on_bottled_water]
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