We've heard this quite often that the 3rd World War would be fought on water. Ever wondered why is it said so??
Even the last James Bond flick was on water crisis in Bolivia. Any thoughts why?? Water scarcity around the globe is not a hidden issue, african countries have faced this problem for centuries and other nations are not far from the outcry. Despite planet Earth constituting 1/3rd of land and 2/3rd of water, we hear water scarcity everywhere. Why is that so?
That 2/3rd of water we are talking here is the water bodies comprising of oceans and seas and sea water is not suitable for human consumption. For human consumption, fresh water resource such as groundwater, surface water or rain water is used. And availability of that is not in abundance. Many countries are already facing the challenge of water availability and many are moving towards the crisis. Global warming issues having impact on environment have resulted in drought, lesser rainfall, melting of glaciers at higher speed, excessive heat which is only adding to the impending crisis.
Leaders of different countries meet at various summits to solve this crisis but what has been the outcome. Little or no respite. Why is that so??
Despite a fair awareness about this looming crisis, water still remains to be the most abused resource in this world.
People unconsciously waste a lot of water like leaving the tap running while brushing. 1/3rd of our daily water consumption goes in flushing the toilet and we don't necessarily need fresh water for flushing. If that 1/3rd water can be recycled from our already used water, our dependency on the fresh water will be reduced by 1/3rd which can save so much of ground water. And this does not require any state of the art technology, any household, society can install a tank where used water (used for bathing, washing clothes, etc) can be collected and after filtering it can be send for flushing. These small steps can help plug the impending crisis.
Since, water is a freefall, everyone is abusing it. The day it will become paid like any other utility, people will start using it more effectively. If people are waiting for that, then let the government take such a harsh measure of taxing this utility as well.
