Water Scarcity

Question 1: How serious is the water crisis?

Answer:

More than half of the population could be living in areas of water scarcity by early 2025. So it is a very serious concern for the population around the globe.

Question 2: What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?

Answer:

Water shortage refers to the shortage of water to meet the needs and demands of the people. 

The causes of water scarcity are unequal access to water, excessive use of water among people, and over-exploitation of water.

Question 3: How can we battle the water crisis?

Answer:

Some ways of dealing water crisis are:

1. By spreading Education and awareness to prevent the water crisis.
2. New conservation technologies
3. Recycle wastewater

Question 4: What are the impacts and harms of water scarcity?

Answer:

It limits access to water for drinking and practicing basic hygiene. With the scarcity of water, sewage systems can be a threat to contracting more diseases like cholera and other waterborne diseases. Scare water also makes the available water more expensive.

Question 5: What are the effects of water shortage on health and human development?

Answer:

Water is an important aspect of sustainable development and critical for the development of socio-economic development. It is important to reduce the global burden of disease and improve the health, productivity, and welfare of the human population.

Water scarcity is the state of shortage of water, an imbalance is caused between the demand and the supply of water, and inadequate availability of potable water.