Water Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004). One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions. In reality, these figures should be much higher.
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). (Source: Shiklomanov, 1999)
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. (See Water and Nature)
The Concept of Water Stress.
Source: WaterGAP 2.0 - December 1999
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.) The value of this criticality ratio that indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience (Alcamo and others, 1999). It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins. In this map, we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. We see that the situation is heterogeneous over the world.
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may serve as examples. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficy has disappeared, representing 2/3 of its volume. 36 000 km2 of marin grounds are now recovered by salt.
Towards a way to impove the situation
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being."Water is everybody's business" was one the the key messages of the 2nd World Water Forum.
Saving water resources
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
Improving drinking water supply
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
- guarantee the right to water;
- decentralise the responsibility for water;
- develop know-how at the local level;
- increase and improve financing;
- evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarSummary # 1
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-
fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality . We see that the situation is heterogeneous over the world.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Changes in food habits may reduce the problem.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises.
BY PAOLA PEREZ
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarSummary # 2
MEANWHILE the EARTH´S PEOPLE HAS GROW THREE TIMES in the LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, the USAGE of renewable water resources has INCREASE SIX TIMES. Already there is more waste water PRODUCED and DISTRIBUTED NOW A DAYS than at any other PERIOD in the history of PLANET EARTH.
As FOR EACH PERSON USAGE GROWS due to VARIATIONS in lifestyle and as THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GROWS TOO, the RATIO of water for human use is GROWING. It is all the more DEVASTATING that GROWING water use by HUMAN BEINGS does not only MINIMIZE the QUANTITY of water ACCESSIBLE for industrial and agricultural PROGRESS but has a DEEP CONSECUENCE on OCEANIC ecosystems and their dependent NATURE. Water Stress IS THE RESULT OF A LACK OF BALANCE AMONG water use and water resources. Water stress causes DEGENERATION of CLEAN water in terms of quantity and quality. We ARE ABLE TO OBSERVE THAT THIS CRISIS is heterogeneous ALONG PLANET EARTH.
As WATER is becoming LIMITED, CONFLICTS BETWEEN different users may GROW, both at the national and international SCALE. In the LACK of strong institutions and agreements, VARIATIONS INSIDE a basin can lead to transboundary CONFLICTS. "There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. With the EXISTENT state of affairs, correcting measures still can be IMPLEMENTED to avoid the CONFLICT to be INCREASING. There is a GROWING awareness that our SAFE water resources are SCARCE and need PROTECTION both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the use of SAFE water (agriculture, industry, domestic use), BIG savings of water and INCREASING of water USAGE is possible. VARIATION in food habits may MINIMIZE the CONFLICT.
One of the main GOALS of the World Water council is to IMPROVE awareness of the water SITUATION. One of the millennium development goals FOR 2015 is to have the AMOUNT of people without ENDURABLE CLEAN drinking water and sanitation. To that ISSUE, MANY measures should be IMPLEMENTED:
• CERTIFY the right to water.
• Decentralize the responsibility for water.
• PRODUCE know-how at local the level.
• GROW and improve financing.
• QUALIFY and monitor water resources.
As LONG as transboundary PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic PROGRESS and cultural preservation CAN BECOME STRONG by states cooperating of water. Many PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN launched to PREVENT PROBLEMS.
BY PAOLA PEREZ
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet.
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). (Source: Shiklomanov, 1999)
The per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc).
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being."Water is everybody's business" was one the the key messages of the 2nd World Water Forum.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises.
BY: MIGUEL CHAIN
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile EARTH´S NUMBER OF CITICENZ HAS INCREASED THREE TIMES in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has INCREMENT SIX TIMES.
Already there is more waste water MADE and SCATERED NOW A DAYS than at any other time in the history of EARTH.
EVENTHOUGH food security has been DRAMATICALLY increased in the past THREE DECADES, water ETRACTIONS for WATERING represent 66% of total AMOUNT OF EXTRACTIONS and up to 90% in DRY region, the other 34% being used by domestic households(10%), industry (20%), or evaporated reservoirs (4%).
The PER HEAD use GROWS due to changes in lifestyle and as THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS GROWS as well, the FRACTION of water for human use is GROWING.
Water Stress IS THE RESULT OF A NON BALANCE between water use and water resources, Water stress causes DEGRADATION of SAFE water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc).
As WATER is beginning to DISSAPEAR, tensions BETWEEN different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. APROXIMATELY 260 river basins are shared by MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY. There is a GROWING awareness that our SAFE water resources are LACKED and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge HAS EFFECTS not only the water community. but also decision makers and every human being. Water is everybody's business" was one OF THE MOST IMPORTANTE messages of the 2nd World Water Forum. Whatever the CLEAN water is (agriculture, industry, domestic use) GREAT saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost anywhere water is SPENT and as long as people are not facing water LACKING, they THOUGH access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Water should be CONCIDERED as BIG priority. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the RATIO of people without sustainable access to CLEAN AND SAFE drinking water and sanitation.
Regional economic PROGRESS and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states HELPING of water. A LOT of initiatives has been launched to avoid CONFLICTS.
BY: MIGUEL CHAIN
SUMMARY MARCH 28 WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions.
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
Coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The Concept of Water Stress.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.).
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
Towards a way to impove the situation
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being."Water is everybody's business" was one the the key messages of the 2nd World Water Forum.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Improving drinking water supply
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
Guarantee the right to water;
Decentralize the responsibility for water;
Develop know-how at the local level;
Increase and improve financing;
Evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
BY SUAD GANEM
SUMMARY MARCH 28 WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions.
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
Coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The Concept of Water Stress.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.).
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
Towards a way to impove the situation
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being."Water is everybody's business" was one the the key messages of the 2nd World Water Forum.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Improving drinking water supply
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
Guarantee the right to water;
Decentralize the responsibility for water;
Develop know-how at the local level;
Increase and improve financing;
Evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
BY SUAD GANEM
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will led in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural aspect water represents66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins; this ratio implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc; we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. The situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
ResponderEliminar"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
SUMMARY 2
ResponderEliminarAS the world's population GROWS, the use of renewable water resources ALSO GROW. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will LEAD in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the ENVIRIONMENTAL AREAS. NOW, there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural ECONOMIES, water represents 66 % of the total REMOVAL and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases TROUGH THE changes in lifestyle and population increases as well, THEN the proportion of water for human INCREASES. WATER IS NEEDED FOR FOOD HUMAN CONSUPTION AND ALSO IN INDUSTRIES; THIS IS A CRITICAL PROBLEM FOR HUMAN BASIC NEEDS. Water stress IS A RESULT from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water REMOVAL with respect to total renewable resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (ORGANIC MATTER POLLUTION, SALINE INTRUSION, ETC); THE 40 % IS to indicate high water stress. The situation OVER THE WORLD is heterogeneous. As the resource is becoming FEWER, STRUGLES among different users may intensify.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. There is an increasing awareness that THE freshwater resources are limited and THEY MUST be protected IN terms of quantity and quality. Water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they WOULD access to water AS an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, BY ECONOMIZING WATER IN THE WASHING PROCESS. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to LET KNOW THE PEOPLE of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without ACCESS to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all BECOME STROGER AND AS ONE TO COOPERATE IN THE water CRISIS, instead of MAKING A CONFLICT, OR WAR, THIS PROBLEM COULD BE MANAGE towards cooperation and peace FOLLOWING THE PROGRAMS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
BY CAROLINA ZAGARRA
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will led in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural aspect water represents66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins; this ratio implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc; we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. The situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will led in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural aspect water represents66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins; this ratio implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc; we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. The situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will led in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural aspect water represents66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins; this ratio implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc; we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. The situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
SUMMARY PART 1
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population GROWS in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has a lot
. In the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth – along with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
Already there is more wasted water today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people don’t have access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six don’t have adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Although food security has increased a lot in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, along with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water used by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a great effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species
The Concept of Water Stress.
It is a criticality ratio, which consists that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.The value of this criticality ratio that indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins
An increase in tensions
Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, increasing the regional instability. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may be some examples. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficy has disappeared, representing 2/3 of its volume. 36 000 km2 of marine grounds are now recovered by salt.
Towards a way to improve the situation
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worse. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
BY:XIOMARA ANGULO
SUMMARY PART 2
ResponderEliminarSaving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consume is bound to increase. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
Improving drinking water supply
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without safe access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• take conscience about the responsibility of water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and manage water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a way towards cooperation and peace. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water.
BY:XIOMARA ANGULO
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.3900 children die every day from water borne diseases
Agricultural crisis
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The Concept of Water Stress.
The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.)
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may serve as examples.
Towards a way to improve the situation
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
Summary by: Avrile Le Duc
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. This population growth will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.3900 children die every day from water borne diseases
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may serve as examples.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to have, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water.
Summary by: Avrile Le Duc
SUMMARY PART 1
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
Thesis statement:
All people, nations and world united could save the environment and preserve water.
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years,
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report
There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality..
Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: MARIA BEATRIZ DAZA
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. This population growth will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.3900 children die every day from water borne diseases
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may serve as examples.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to have, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water.
Summary by: Avrile Le Duc
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ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
Water should be recognized as a great priority.. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises
by luis rueda
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarIn the last hundredth years the population were three times bigger, meanwhile the water grown six fold. Experts say that in the next 50 years the world population can increase by a 40 or 50% because we have a progressive population, which means that they are more people new born than death. If the world population will grow in this way it will result in an increasing demand for water and other resources, which will have serious consequences on the environment. This could happen because there will be more persons that resources.
The water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming less and less because of the changes in lifestyle and because of the increasing in water use.
Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore because water use increasing also affects the aquatic ecosystems and the species that live there.
The water stress indicator measured the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. This ratio indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience. In this map, we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. We see that the situation is different over the world.
As the water resource is decreasing, tensions among different people may intensify. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficies has disappeared, now there is Marin grounds that are now recovered by salt.
Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. Water is the most important resource for living things, and we should take care of it.
RUBY FERIA
Summary 2
ResponderEliminarMEANWHILE the EARTH's PEOPLE INCREASED THREE TIMES in the LASTcentury, the USAGE of renewable H2O SUPPLIES has GOT 6 TIMES BIGGER.
NOW there is BIGGER AMOUNT OF WATER PRODUCED and SPREAD NOWADAYS than at THE OTHER TIMES IN WORLDS HYSTORY.
As the USAGE OF PER CAPITA RISES BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN DAILY LIFE and as PEOPLE increases as well, the PERCENTAGE OF H2O for PEOPLE use is GETTING HIGHER.
Environmental balances ARE ORGANIZED and cannot CONTRIBUTE WITH their regulating PART NO MORE.
H2O stress COMES from an IRREGULATION AMONG H2O USAGE and H2O PRODUCTS.
As the resource is BEING LESS, STRESS THRUGH different MANAGERS OF IT may BECOME BIGGER, THE TWO at the national and international ASPECT.
With the current SITUATION of RELATIONSHIPS, REPARING measures still can be taken to PREVENT the crisis to GET WORSE. There is a RISING PREOCUPATION that our CLEAN WATER resources are RESTRICTED and HAVE to be CANSERVED both in terms of AMOUNT and quality.
Almost IN ALL PLACES, H2O is DUMPED, and as long as HUMANS are AVOIDING water WASTEMENT, PEOPLE THINK access to H2O is an EASY and NORMAL ACT.
Water should be SEEN as a IMPORTANT NEED.. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to REDUCE BY HALF, IN THE YEAR 2015, the PERCENT of HUMaNS WITH NO CONSTANT access to GOOD DRINKABLE water and sanitation
As LONG as INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic ADVANCE and cultural preservation can all be HARDENED by states cooperating of water. many initiatives are SET to PREVENT crises
by luis rueda
SUMMARY PART 2
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
Thesis statement:
All people, nations and world united could save the environment and preserve water.
While the world's population HAD MULTIPLIYED in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-TIMES. Already there is more EXPEND water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. Although food security has been significantly GROW in the LAST thirty years,
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the AMOUNT of water for human use is GROWING. Environmental balances are AFECTED and CAN´T play their regulating role anymore. Water EVINCE results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.. As the resource is becoming TIGHT, tensions among different users may INCREASE, both at the national and international level.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report
There is a increasing ALERT that our freshwater resources are SCARCE and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality..
Whatever the use of freshwater MASSIVE saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. Instead of a trend towards war, water ADMINISTRATION can be SEEN as a TENDENCY towards cooperation and peace.
BY: MARIA BEATRIZ DAZA
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 % and the demand of water will also increase.
ResponderEliminarMore than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation. We’ve made history, but not in a good way, there is more waste water generated now a days than in any time in history. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases.
The water crisis also provokes an agricultural crisis and an environmental crisis.
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
As the resource is becoming rare, tensions among the national and international level may intensify. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly."
There are ways of saving and improving the management of water. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing the lack of water, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
In order to accomplish one of the Millenium Development Goals that is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises, instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
by: valeria naissir
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarThesis statement:
The more our world develops, the more people and the less resources it has. Some of the human beings have a very simple access to water –just by turning the handle of the faucet-, but some other people have to walk many miles to find water that will make them survive for a short time, not only because there will not be enough but also because that water carries dangerous deseeses.
MEANWHILE OUR PLANET's RESIDENTS tripled in the LAST century, the use of renewable water FOUNTAINS has DEVELOPPED six TIMES. OUR PEOPLE DEVELOPPEMENT will result in A GROWING REQUEST for water and will have STRICT consequences on the environment.
More than one out of six people DOESN’T HAVE access to safe drinking water, THAT IS TO SAY 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack CORRECT HYGEN, namely 2.6 billion people.3900 children PASS AWAY every day from water borne VIRUSES.
As the per capita use GROWS BECAUSE OF changes in WAYS OF LIVING and as EARTH HABITANTS increases as well, the proportion of water for human NEED is DEVELOPPING. This, ADDED with spatial and temporal variations in water ACCESS, means that the water to MAKE ALIMENTS for human USE, industrial STEPS and all the other FUNCTIONS are becoming DEFICIENT.
It is all the more critical that GREW water NEED by humans has a DEEP effect on aquatic ecosystems and their CONDITIONAL species.
The water stress indicator SCALES the AMOUNT of water RETREAT. It is a criticality ratio, which INVOLVES that water stress RELIES on the CHANGES of resources. Water stress BRINGS DECAY of PURE water FOUNTAINS in terms of AMOUNT and EXCELLENCE.
As the resource is becoming DEFFICIENT, CONFLICTS among different users may GROW. Over 260 river CICTERN are DIVIDED by two or more NATIONS. When IMPORTANT projects proceed without regional H, they can HELP TURN INTO a point of PROBLEMS. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube CAN BE USED as examples.
There is an GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS that our PURE water SOURCES are BOUNDED and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water CONFRONT affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Almost everywhere, water is SPOILED, and as long as people are not CONFRONTING water DEFICIENTY, they believe REACH to water is an EVIDENT and natural thing. However, changes in NUTRITION habits, for example, may reduce the CONFLICT.
One of the main GOALS of the World Water Council is to DEVELOP CONSCIOUSNESS of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to OW, by 2015, the AMOUNT of people without STABLE REACH to safe drinking water and sanitation.
As far as BEYOND THE BORDERS PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic GROWTH and cultural preservation can all be POWERED by states HELPING of water. Instead of a TENDACY towards war, water management can be SEEN as a trend HEADED TO SOLIDARITY and peace. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are CONCEIVED. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have UNITED forces in ANSWER to the DEVELOPING PERIL of conflicts RELATED to water.
Summary by: Avrile Le Duc
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarThesis statement:
The more our world develops, the more people and the less resources it has. Some of the human beings have a very simple access to water –just by turning the handle of the faucet-, but some other people have to walk many miles to find water that will make them survive for a short time, not only because there will not be enough but also because that water carries dangerous deseeses.
MEANWHILE OUR PLANET's RESIDENTS tripled in the LAST century, the use of renewable water FOUNTAINS has DEVELOPPED six TIMES. OUR PEOPLE DEVELOPPEMENT will result in A GROWING REQUEST for water and will have STRICT consequences on the environment.
More than one out of six people DOESN’T HAVE access to safe drinking water, THAT IS TO SAY 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack CORRECT HYGEN, namely 2.6 billion people.3900 children PASS AWAY every day from water borne VIRUSES.
As the per capita use GROWS BECAUSE OF changes in WAYS OF LIVING and as EARTH HABITANTS increases as well, the proportion of water for human NEED is DEVELOPPING. This, ADDED with spatial and temporal variations in water ACCESS, means that the water to MAKE ALIMENTS for human USE, industrial STEPS and all the other FUNCTIONS are becoming DEFICIENT.
It is all the more critical that GREW water NEED by humans has a DEEP effect on aquatic ecosystems and their CONDITIONAL species.
The water stress indicator SCALES the AMOUNT of water RETREAT. It is a criticality ratio, which INVOLVES that water stress RELIES on the CHANGES of resources. Water stress BRINGS DECAY of PURE water FOUNTAINS in terms of AMOUNT and EXCELLENCE.
As the resource is becoming DEFFICIENT, CONFLICTS among different users may GROW. Over 260 river CICTERN are DIVIDED by two or more NATIONS. When IMPORTANT projects proceed without regional H, they can HELP TURN INTO a point of PROBLEMS. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube CAN BE USED as examples.
There is an GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS that our PURE water SOURCES are BOUNDED and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water CONFRONT affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Almost everywhere, water is SPOILED, and as long as people are not CONFRONTING water DEFICIENTY, they believe REACH to water is an EVIDENT and natural thing. However, changes in NUTRITION habits, for example, may reduce the CONFLICT.
One of the main GOALS of the World Water Council is to DEVELOP CONSCIOUSNESS of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to OW, by 2015, the AMOUNT of people without STABLE REACH to safe drinking water and sanitation.
As far as BEYOND THE BORDERS PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic GROWTH and cultural preservation can all be POWERED by states HELPING of water. Instead of a TENDACY towards war, water management can be SEEN as a trend HEADED TO SOLIDARITY and peace. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are CONCEIVED. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have UNITED forces in ANSWER to the DEVELOPING PERIL of conflicts RELATED to water.
Summary by: Avrile Le Duc
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ResponderEliminarChild Sex Trafficking Victims Get Second Chance from Congress
ResponderEliminarLast year, the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2011 -- which would help alleviate the shelter crisis for sex trafficked kids in the U.S. -- was days away from becoming law. Unfortunately, the legislation was blocked at the last minute by Alabama Senator Jeffrey Sessions, after Concerned Women for America wrote a letter to Congress saying kids who have been raped and forced into prostitution should be arrested. The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act would provide critical resources for the over 100,000 children sex trafficked in the U.S. every year. Child sex trafficking victims experience violent trauma, manipulation, and are often arrested and detained in juvenile detention. Right now, there aren't enough aftercare facilities to serve even 1% of the estimated victims of child sex trafficking in the U.S. The lack of shelter for child trafficking victims is truly a national crisis. Last year, the legislation unanimously passed the Senate, but when it arrived in the House, it languished in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime until two days before the end of the session. The House removed two Senate amendments added by Senator Sessions; it refused to let the bill go to a final vote, which almost surely would have resulted in its passage. Anti-trafficking organization Polaris Project and thousands of other activists are refusing to let the Victims Support Act die for good. They're organizing grassroots supporters to get in touch with key members of Congress and advocate for the Victims Support Act to become law. You can join them by signing this petition and making sure Congress knows there is broad support for providing shelter to child sex trafficking victims.
Isabella Romero
Heres the summary that is missing
Bill Re-Introduced to Provide Housing Assistance for HIV+ New Yorkers
ResponderEliminarAdvocates continue to fight for the 30 percent rent cap bill to aid New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. This vital piece of legislation would provide housing assistance for thousands of low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. On March 11, the bill was formally re-introduced because New York now has a new Governor. Assembly Member Deborah Glick and several of her colleagues sponsored the bill, including Senator Tom Duane, who is openly HIV-positive.(1) “While I was desperately disappointed in our inability to eliminate this injustice last year, I remain hopeful that it can be addressed as we move forward," said Assembly Member Glick. Poverty and HIV/AIDS can be a deadly combination. For a person living with HIV to be at risk of becoming homeless is unacceptable. New York will see a surge in financial costs to assist these individuals, not to mention a potential public health nightmare. We need to see a victory for HIV+ New Yorkers!
(1) http://news.change.org/stories/bill-re-introduced-to-provide-housing-assistance-for-hiv-new-yorkers
Isabella Romero
ANOTHER SUMMARY that was missing
Child Sex Trafficking Victims Get Second Chance from Congress
ResponderEliminarLast year, the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2011 -- which would help alleviate the shelter crisis for sex trafficked kids in the U.S. -- was days away from becoming law. Unfortunately, the legislation was blocked at the last minute by Alabama Senator Jeffrey Sessions, after Concerned Women for America wrote a letter to Congress saying kids who have been raped and forced into prostitution should be arrested. The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act would provide critical resources for the over 100,000 children sex trafficked in the U.S. every year. Child sex trafficking victims experience violent trauma, manipulation, and are often arrested and detained in juvenile detention. Right now, there aren't enough aftercare facilities to serve even 1% of the estimated victims of child sex trafficking in the U.S. The lack of shelter for child trafficking victims is truly a national crisis. Last year, the legislation unanimously passed the Senate, but when it arrived in the House, it languished in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime until two days before the end of the session. The House removed two Senate amendments added by Senator Sessions; it refused to let the bill go to a final vote, which almost surely would have resulted in its passage. Anti-trafficking organization Polaris Project and thousands of other activists are refusing to let the Victims Support Act die for good. They're organizing grassroots supporters to get in touch with key members of Congress and advocate for the Victims Support Act to become law. You can join them by signing this petition and making sure Congress knows there is broad support for providing shelter to child sex trafficking victims.
Isabella Romero
SUMMARY MARCH 28 WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions.
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The Concept of Water Stress.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.).
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Improving drinking water supply
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
Guarantee the right to water;
Decentralize the responsibility for water;
Develop know-how at the local level;
Increase and improve financing;
Evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
BY SUAD GANEM
SUMMARY MARCH 28 WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century. Within the next fifty years, the world residents will rise by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing request for water and will have serious penalties on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
More than one out of six people absence access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. One must know that these facts represent only people with very poor circumstances.
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human ingesting, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming limited.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only decrease the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound outcome on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The Concept of Water Stress.
Water stress results from an inequity between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which indicates that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.).
An increase in tensions
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may increase, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and promises, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional cooperation, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they trust access to water is an evident and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Improving drinking water supply
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable admission to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
Guarantee the right to water;
Decentralize the responsibility for water;
Develop know-how at the local level;
Increase and improve financing;
Evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
BY SUAD GANEM
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.
Water resources are becoming scarce
-Agricultural crisis: Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
The per capita increase and the population too, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
- Environmental crisis:
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial, agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
-The Concept of Water Stress:
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. And it causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.
-An increase in tensions:
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions.
Towards a way to improve the situation
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
-Saving water resources:
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
-Improving drinking water supply:
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
To that aim, several measures should be taken:
•Guarantee the right to water;
•Decentralize the responsibility for water;
•Develop know-how at the local level;
•Increase and improve financing;
•Evaluate and monitor water resources.
-Improving transboundary cooperation:
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
by: Nathalia Alzate
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarThesis Statement:
Citizens in all nations all over the world must be conscious about the situation that we are living when it comes about the water crisis.
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by the WHO) and3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004).
Water resources are becoming scarce
Agricultural crisis
Water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). (Source: Shiklomanov, 1999).The coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Environmental crisis
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species
Isabella Romero
The Concept of Water Stress.
ResponderEliminarSource: WaterGAP 2.0 - December 1999
Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.) The value of this criticality ratio that indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience (Alcamo and others, 1999). It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins. In this map, we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress.
An increase in tensions
.Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficies has disappeared, representing 2/3 of its volume. 36 000 km2 of marina grounds are now recovered by salt.
Towards a way to impove the situation
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report
There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality...”Water is everybody's business" was one the the key messages of the 2nd World Water Forum.
Saving water resources
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing., Changes in food habits, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters.
Improving drinking water supply
. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• Evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. 2001, Unesco and Green Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programmed to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
Isabella Romero
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet.
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources.
Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue.
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
several measures should be taken are:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
VANESSA NAVARRO
SUMMARY 2
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
MINEWHILE the PLANET´S PEOPLE INCREASED 3 TIMES in the PAST century, the USAGE of renewable H2O resources has PRODUCED six-fold.
NOW there is more waste H20 MAKED and SPREAD NOWDAYS than at any other time in the history of THE WORLD.
EVEN THOUGH ALIMENTS security has been significantly ENLARGE in the LAST thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation MEANS THE 66 % of the total withdrawals
As the per capita use increases due to changes in DAYLY LIFE and as PEOPLE increases TOO, the proportion of H2O for PEOPLE USAGE is GOING UP.
It is all the more critical that increased H20 use by PEOPLE DON´T only DECREASE the QUANTITY of water ACCESIBLE for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound CONSECUENCES on aquatic ENVIRONMENTS and their dependent species.
The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources.
Water stress BRING EFFECTS SUCH AS DAMAGE of fresh H20 SUPPLIES in terms of NUMBER and CONDITION.
As the SUPPLIES is TURNING INTO scarce, tensions among different users CAN intensify, both at the national and international level.
In the MISSING of strong institutions and TREATMENTS, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When MAIN projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can TRANSFORM a point of PROBLEMS, heightening regional instability.
There is A RISING awareness that our CLEANWATER SUPPLIES are limited and MUST HAVE to be protected both in terms of NUMBER and CONDITION. This water challenge HAVE EFFECTS not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
ANY the use of CLEANWATER huge saving of H20 and PROGESS of water TREATMENT is possible. Almost IN ANY PLACE, water is THROWING AWAY, and as long as POPULATION is not facing H20 scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in DAYLYLIFE, water consumption is bound to RAISE.
The PRINCIPAL objectives of the World Water Council is to ENLARGE awareness of the H20 issue.
One of the Millenium Development Goals is to REDUCE the proportion of people WITH NO sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
SOME measures should be taken are:
• guarantee the right to water.
• decentralise the responsibility for H20.
• PRODUCE know-how at the local level.
• RAISE and improve financing.
• TEST and monitor H20 SUPPLIES.
As far as transboundary PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of H20. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
VANESSA NAVARRO
Colombian military kills 15 rebels, president says
ResponderEliminarTHESIS STATEMENT: Colombian military forces attacked the guerrilla (FARC), killing 15 of them.
Colombian armed forces have killed 15 guerrillas in the western province of Cauca. Santos described the military operation against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC, as a "decisive blow. The raid spanned Friday night into Saturday morning.
Known as Oliver Solarte, the rebel leader had been linked to Mexican drug cartels. Solarte was sought for extradition to the United States. By contrast, Colombian military officials say only lower-ranking FARC combatants were killed in Friday's assault. The FARC is a leftist rebel army that claims to work as a bulwark against Colombia's elite ruling class.
Colombian military kills 15 rebels, president says
THESIS STATEMENT: Colombian military forces attacked the guerrilla (FARC), killing 15 of them.
Colombian MILITARY forces have killed 15 FARC´s MEMBERS in the western DEPARTMENT of Cauca. Santos described the military operation against the FARC, as a "decisive blow. The ATTACK OCCURRED DURING Friday night into Saturday morning.
Known as Oliver Solarte, the rebel leader had been ADDED to Mexican drug cartels. Solarte was WANTED for extradition to the United States. By contrast, Colombian military FORCES say only lower-ranking FARC MEMBERS were MURMURED in Friday's assault. The FARC is a NON-RIGHTIST rebel army that WANTS to work as BALTIONS against Colombia's GOVERNMENT
BY GIANCARLO FIGUEROA
summary part 2
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
The use of natural resources has grown six times since the 20th century. Population will grow with industrialization and urbanization will give an increasing demand for water and have consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation
More than one in six people lack access to safe drinking water, and 1.1 billion people, more than two out of six did not have adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.
Water resources are becoming scarce
-Agricultural crisis: Increasing per capita and population also increases, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
-Environmental crisis: human beings more and more increase in water use.
-The Concept of Water Stress: Water stress results from an imbalance between water consumption and water resources.
-An increase in tensions: whenever resources are more scarce tensions among different users may intensify, both domestically and internationally.
Towards a way to improve the situation
Our freshwater resources are limited and must be protected, both in terms of quantity and quality.
-Saving water resources: Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and while people do not face water scarcity, they believe that access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
-Improving drinking water supply: One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe water and sanitation. And Y is also increasing awareness of water issues.
-Improving transboundary cooperation: As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
by: nathalia alzate
While the EARTH’S PEOPLE tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.
ResponderEliminarnamely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six REQUIRE adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004).
WHILE food DEFENSE has been significantly AUMENTED in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation SYMBOLIZE 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions.
This, ATTCHED with spatial and temporal variations in water ACCESABILITY, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
Water stress causes WOEAWNINF of fresh water resources in terms of AMOUNT(aquifer over-exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.) The value of this criticality ratio that indicates high water stress is based on expert CONCLUSION and experience (Alcamo and others, 1999). It ranges between 20 % for basins with ABUNDANTLY variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water ADMINISTRATION is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as lLENGTHLY as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe ENTRY to water is an obvious and natural OBJECT.
Water should be recognized as a BIG priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to ENHANCE awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several DEALINGS should be taken:
guarantee the right to water;
decentralise the responsibility for water;
develop know-how at the local level;
increase and improve financing;
evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: GIULIANO LIBONATI
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarIn the last hundredth years the population were three times bigger, meanwhile the water grown six fold. Experts say that in the next 50 years the world population can increase by a 40 or 50% because we have a progressive population, which means that they are more people new born than death. If the world population will grow in this way it will result in an increasing demand for water and other resources, which will have serious consequences on the environment. This could happen because there will be more persons that resources.
The water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming less and less because of the changes in lifestyle and because of the increasing in water use.
Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore because water use increasing also affects the aquatic ecosystems and the species that live there.
The water stress indicator measured the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. This ratio indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience. In this map, we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. We see that the situation is different over the world.
As the water resource is decreasing, tensions among different people may intensify. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficies has disappeared, now there is Marin grounds that are now recovered by salt.
Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
By: Ruby Feria
Part 1:
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004). One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions. In reality, these figures should be much higher.
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). (Source: Shiklomanov, 1999)
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water.
By: Ruby Feria
water crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. lthough food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years. As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
carlos obregon
First part :
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
In the last hundredth years the population were three times bigger, meanwhile the water grown six fold. Experts say that in the next 50 years the world population can increase by a 40 or 50% because we have a progressive population, which means that they are more people new born than death. If the world population will grow in this way it will result in an increasing demand for water and other resources, which will have serious consequences on the environment. This could happen because there will be more persons that resources.
The water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming less and less because of the changes in lifestyle and because of the increasing in water use.
Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore because water use increasing also affects the aquatic ecosystems and the species that live there.
The water stress indicator measured the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. This ratio indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience. In this map, we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. We see that the situation is different over the world.
As the water resource is decreasing, tensions among different people may intensify. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficies has disappeared, now there is Marin grounds that are now recovered by salt.
Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. Water is the most important resource for living things.That's why we shud take care of water resource.
By : Ruby Feria
SUMMARY PART 1
ResponderEliminarThis population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004). Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase. Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
BY: SLAVADOR MATTAR
SUMMARY PART 2
ResponderEliminarTHE INHABITANTS ENLARGEMENT, JOINED TO PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT, SHALL END UP in a SOARING REQUEST for water and will have GRAVE EFFECTS on the environment.
BY NOW there is more waste water CREATED and DISTRIBUTED NOWADAYS than at any other MOMENT in the history of THE EARTH: more than one out of six PERSONS DON’T HAVE access to HARMLESS drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack DON’T HAVE sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by the WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children LOSE THEIR LIVES every day from water borne ILLNESSES (WHO 2004). Although food SAFETY has been MEANINGFULLY RISING in the past thirty years, water EXTRACTIONS for irrigation represent 66 % of the total EXTRACTIONS and up to 90 % in DRY regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). Environmental balances are BOTHERED and cannot ACT their regulating CHARACTER NO LONGER. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. As the resource is becoming RARE, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. When major projects proceed without regional association, they can TURN INTO a point of STRUGGLES, contributing to regional instability. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be DONE to EVADE the crisis to be DETERIORATING. There is a SOARING CONCIUSNESS that our DRINKABLE WATER resources are NOT INFINITE and need to be GUARDED both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, HOME use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is MISUSED, and as long as people are not CONFRONTING water AMOUNT, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With DEVELOPMENT and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to RISE. Water should be recognized as a great NEED. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to MAKE GROW THE awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the AMOUNT of people without MAINTAINABLE access to HARMLESS drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• ENSURE the right to water;
• DISTRIBUTE the responsibility for water;
• GROW know-how at the local level;
• RISE and MAKE BETTER financing;
• TEST and CHECK water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are WORRIED, regional economic GROWTH and cultural preservation can all be REINFORCED by states ASSOCIATING of water. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have GATHERED THEIR forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
BY:SALVADOR MATTAR
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarMEANWHILE the EARTH's population tripled in the 20thHUNDREDS, the USES of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. NOW there is more BAD USED water PRODUCED and EXPANDED IN PRESENT DAYS than at IN A DIFFERENT EPOCH in the history of our WORLD: more than one out of 6 people lack access to ACUMULATE drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than 2 out of six lack ACCEPTABLE sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. lthough FOOD security has been increased in the LAST thirty years. As the per capita use increases due to changes OUR LIVES and OUR population increases as well, the proportion of H2O for PEOPLE use is increasing. This, coupled with spatial and temporal CHANGES in water RESOURCES, INDICATE that the water to MAKE food for human DEMAND, industrial PROCEDURES and all the other uses is becoming scarce. H2O stress results from an imbalance between H2O use and H2O resources. The water stress STANDINGS in this GRAPHIC INDICATES the MEASURMENTS of water withdrawal with RELATION to total renewable WATER resources. It is a WORRY ratio, which implies that H2O stress HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH the variability of resources. As the resource SATART TO scarce, BAD RELATIONSHIP among OTHER users may intensify, both at the COUNTRIES and WORLD level. MORE THAN 260 river basins are shared by 2 or more countries. In the absence of SOLID ORGANIZATIONS and TREATIES, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary WORRIES. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are SAVE and NECESARY to be WELL USED both in terms of quantity and quality. HOWEVER the use of freshwater (agriculture, MANUFACTURING, domestic use), huge saving of H2O and improving of water STUDIES is possible. Almost ANYWHERE, H2O is BAD USED, and as long as people AREN’T REALIZING water scarcity, they THINK access to water is an obvious and natural FACT. As LARGE as transboundary PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural SAFES can all be strengthened by COUNTRIES cooperating of H2O.
CARLOS OBREGON
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ResponderEliminarcarlos
SUMMARY PART 1
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population GROWS in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has a lot
. In the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth – along with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
Already there is more wasted water today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people don’t have access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six don’t have adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion
Although food security has increased a lot in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. This, along with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human consumption, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming scarce.
It is all the more critical that increased water used by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a great effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species
It is a criticality ratio, which consists that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.The value of this criticality ratio that indicates high water stress is based on expert judgment and experience It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins.
Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, increasing the regional instability. The Parana La Plata, the Aral Sea, the Jordan and the Danube may be some examples. Due to the pressure on the Aral Sea, half of its superficy has disappeared, representing 2/3 of its volume. 36 000 km2 of marine grounds are now recovered by salt.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worse. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. This water challenge affects not only the water community, but also decision-makers and every human being.
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consume is bound to increase. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
Improving drinking water supply
Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a way towards cooperation and peace. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water
BY XIOMARA ANGULO
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years,
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international .with the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality Saving water resources. Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace
By: Alejandro Garrido
SUMMARY MARCH 28 WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
while the world's population tripled in the 20th century. Within the next fifty years, the world residents will rise by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing request for water and will have serious penalties on the environment.
More than one out of six people absence access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. One must know that these facts represent only people with very poor circumstances.
Coupled with spatial and temporal variations in water availability, means that the water to produce food for human ingesting, industrial processes and all the other uses is becoming limited.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only decrease the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound outcome on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
Water stress results from an inequity between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which indicates that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may increase, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and promises, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional cooperation, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they trust access to water is an evident and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
Improving drinking water supply.
BY SUAD GANEM
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet.As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. "There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision ReportWith the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater, huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
By: Antonella Escorce
Water crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation: Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.
Water resources are becoming scarce:-Agricultural crisis: Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90% in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households, industry or evaporated from reservoirs.
The per capita increase and the population too, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.- Environmental crisis:
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial, agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
-The Concept of Water Stress: Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It is a criticality ratio, which implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. And it causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.-An increase in tensions: As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions.
Towards a way to improve the situation: With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. -Saving water resources: Whatever the use of freshwater, huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. -Improving drinking water supply: One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. -Improving transboundary cooperation: As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. They launched the joint From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to promote peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
by: Nathalia Alzate
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarSUMMARY 1
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-
fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Changes in food habits may reduce the problem.
One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
BY PAOLA PEREZ
Summary part 2
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
The use of natural resources has grown six times since the 20th century. Population will grow with industrialization and urbanization will give an increasing demand for water and have consequences on the environment.
People lack drinking water and sanitation: More than one in six people lack access to safe drinking water, and 1.1 billion people, more than two out of six did not have adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.
Water resources are becoming scarce: Agricultural crisis: Increasing per capita and population also increases, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. Environmental crisis: human beings more and more increase in water use. The Concept of Water Stress: Water stress results from an imbalance between water consumption and water resources. An increase in tensions: whenever resources are more scarce tensions among different users may intensify, both domestically and internationally.
Towards a way to improve the situation: Our freshwater resources are limited and must be protected, both in terms of quantity and quality. Saving water resources: Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and while people do not face water scarcity, they believe that access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Improving drinking water supply: One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe water and sanitation. And Y is also increasing awareness of water issues. Improving transboundary cooperation: As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
By: nathalia alzate
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarSUMMARY 2
MEANWHILE the EARTH´S PEOPLE HAVE GROWN THREE TIMES in the LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS; the USAGE of renewable H2O has INCREASE SIX TIMES. Already there is more waste water PRODUCED and DISTRIBUTED NOW A DAYS than at any other PERIOD in the history of PLANET EARTH.
As FOR EACH PERSON USAGE GROWS due to VARIATIONS in lifestyle and as THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GROWS TOO, the RATIO of H20 for PEOPLE`S use is GROWING. Water Stress IS THE RESULT OF A LACK OF BALANCE AMONG H2O use and H2O resources. Water stress causes DEGENERATION of CLEAN H2O in terms of quantity and quality. As WATER is becoming LIMITED, CONFLICTS BETWEEN different users may GROW, both at the national and international SCALE. "There is a H20 CONFLICT NOW A DAYS. But the PROBLEM is not about having SMALL QUANTITIES OF H2O to SUPPLY our NECECITIES. It is a PROBLEM of USING H2O so WRONG that MANY people - and the environment - suffer TREMENDOUSLY." World Water Vision Report. With the EXISTENT state of affairs, correcting measures still can be IMPLEMENTED to PREVENT the CONFLICT to be INCREASING. There is a GROWING CONCIENCE that our SAFE H2O resources are SCARCE and need PROTECTION both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the USAGE of SAFE water (agriculture, industry, domestic use), BIG savings of THE RESOURCE and INCREASING of H2O USAGE is possible. VARIATION in ALIMENTARY HABITS may MINIMIZE the CONFLICT.
One of the MOST IMPORTANT GOALS of the World Water council is to IMPROVE awareness of the H2O SITUATION. One of the millennium development goals FOR 2015 is to have the AMOUNT of people without ENDURABLE CLEAN drinking H2O and sanitation.
As LONG as transboundary PROBLEMS are concerned, LOCAL economic PROGRESS and cultural preservation CAN BECOME STRONG by states HELPING of H20.
BY:PÀOLA PEREZ
PART 1
ResponderEliminarColombian military kills 15 rebels, president says
THESIS STATEMENT: Colombian military forces attacked the guerrilla (FARC), killing 15 of them.Colombian armed forces have killed 15 guerrillas in the western province of Cauca. Santos described the military operation against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC, as a "decisive blow. The raid spanned Friday night into Saturday morning.Known as Oliver Solarte, the rebel leader had been linked to Mexican drug cartels. Solarte was sought for extradition to the United States. By contrast, Colombian military officials say only lower-ranking FARC combatants were killed in Friday's assault. The FARC is a leftist rebel army that claims to work as a bulwark against Colombia's elite ruling class.
PART 2
Colombian military kills 15 rebels, president says
THESIS STATEMENT: Colombian military forces attacked the guerrilla (FARC), killing 15 of them.Colombian MILITARY forces have killed 15 FARC´s MEMBERS in the western DEPARTMENT of Cauca. Santos described the military operation against the FARC, as a "decisive blow. The ATTACK OCCURRED DURING Friday night into Saturday morning.Known as Oliver Solarte, the rebel leader had been ADDED to Mexican drug cartels. Solarte was WANTED for extradition to the United States. By contrast, Colombian military FORCES say only lower-ranking FARC MEMBERS were MURMURED in Friday's assault. The FARC is a NON-RIGHTIST rebel army that WANTS to work as BALTIONS against Colombia's GOVERNMENT
BY GIANCARLO FIGUEROA
SUMMARY#2
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 % and the demand of water will also increase.
More than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation. We’ve made history, but not in a good way, there is more waste water generated now a days than in any time in history. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases.
The water crisis also provokes an agricultural crisis and an environmental crisis.
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
As the resource is becoming rare, tensions among the national and international level may intensify. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly."
There are ways of saving and improving the management of water. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing the lack of water, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase.
In order to accomplish one of the Millenium Development Goals that is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Several measures should be taken: guarantee the right to water, decentralise the responsibility for water, develop know-how at the local level, increase and improve financing, evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises, instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
by: valeria naissir
SUMMARY PART 1
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
Thesis statement:
All people, nations and world united could save the environment and preserve water.
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. "There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
BY: MARIA BEATRIZ DAZA
SUMMARY 1
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet.3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004). One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions. In reality, these figures should be much higher.
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species.
Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
by: Valentina Barbosa
SUMMARY 2
MEANWHILE the PLANET’S SOCIETY INCREASED in the LAST century, the USAGE of renewable H2O SUPPLIES has grown six-TIMES
NOW there is more SPOILAGE water MADE and SPREAD IN PRESENT69 DAY than at any other time in the history OF EARTH.3900 KIDS die EACH day from H2O borne diseases. One NEED TO know that these SHAPES MEANS only POPULATION with very poor conditions. NOWADAYS, these SHAPES MAY be much higher.
As the per capita use ENLARGE due to DIFFERENCES in lifestyle and as PEOPLE ENLARGES ALSO, the PORTION of H2O for CREATURE use is RISING.
It is all the more SIGNIFICANT that ENLARGED H2O use by human DOESN’T only DECREASE the QUANTITY of H2O ACCESSIBLE for MANUFACTURING and agricultural GROWTH but has a THOUGHTFUL CONSEQUENCE on WATER ecosystems and their dependent TYPE.
Water PRESSURE results from an INEQUITY between water use and water resources. The water PRESSURE indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, domestic use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
SUMMARY PART 2 CORRECTED
ResponderEliminarTHE INHABITANTS ENLARGEMENT, JOINED TO PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT, SHALL END UP in a SOARING REQUEST for water and will have GRAVE EFFECTS on the environment.
BY NOW there is more waste water CREATED and DISTRIBUTED NOWADAYS than at any other MOMENT in the history of THE EARTH: more than one out of six PERSONS DON’T HAVE access to HARMLESS drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack DON’T HAVE sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by the WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children LOSE THEIR LIVES every day from water borne ILLNESSES (WHO 2004). Although food SAFETY has been MEANINGFULLY RISING in the past thirty years, water EXTRACTIONS for irrigation represent 66 % of the total EXTRACTIONS and up to 90 % in DRY regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). Environmental balances are BOTHERED and cannot ACT their regulating CHARACTER NO LONGER. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. As the resource is becoming RARE, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. When major projects proceed without regional association, they can TURN INTO a point of STRUGGLES, contributing to regional instability. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be DONE to EVADE the crisis to be DETERIORATING. There is a SOARING CONCIUSNESS that our DRINKABLE WATER resources are NOT INFINITE and need to be GUARDED both in terms of quantity and quality.
Whatever the use of freshwater (agriculture, industry, HOME use), huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is MISUSED, and as long as people are not CONFRONTING water AMOUNT, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With DEVELOPMENT and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to RISE. Water should be recognized as a great NEED. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to MAKE GROW THE awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the AMOUNT of people without MAINTAINABLE access to HARMLESS drinking water and sanitation. As far as transboundary conflicts are WORRIED, regional economic GROWTH and cultural preservation can all be REINFORCED by states ASSOCIATING of water. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have GATHERED THEIR forces in response to the growing threat of PROBLEMS CONNECTED to water. They launched the UNION From Potential Conflicts to Co-Operation Potential programme to ENCOURAGE peace in the use of transboundary watercourses by addressing conflicts and fostering co-operation among states and stakeholders.
BY:SALVADOR MATTAR
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing.
Water should be recognized as a great priority.. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitationAs far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises
By Luis Rueda
SUMMARY 2
ResponderEliminarAS the world's population INCRASE, the use of renewable water resources ALSO INCREASES. The world population will GROW by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this INCREASE will LEAD in A GROWTH OF demand for water and will have serious EFFECTS on the ENVIRIONMENTAL AREAS. EVENTHOE, there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any in the history of our planet. WE SEE THAT 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of SIX adequate sanitation, ABOUT 2.6 billion people, 3900 children die every day from water POLLUTION diseases. In the agricultural ECONOMIES, water represents 66 % of the total REMOVAL and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). WATER MEANS A LOT TO THE AGRICULTURAL PROCESES. As the per capita use increases TROUGH THE changes in lifestyle and population increases as well, THEN the proportion of THIS IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE for human INCREASES. WATER IS NEEDED FOR FOOD HUMAN CONSUPTION AND ALSO IN INDUSTRIES; THIS IS A CRITICAL PROBLEM FOR HUMAN BASIC NEEDS. Water stress IS A RESULT from an imbalance between water AND ITS USES. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water REMOVAL with respect to total renewable resources. Water stress causes deterioration of THIS fresh IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE in terms of quantity (ORGANIC MATTER POLLUTION, SALINE INTRUSION, ETC); THE 40 % IS to indicate high water stress. The situation AMP THE WORLD is heterogeneous. As the resource is becoming FEWER, STRUGLES among different users may intensify. There is an increasing awareness that THE freshwater resources are limited and THEY MUST be protected IN terms of quantity and quality. Water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they WOULD access to water AS an obvious and natural EVERYDAY PROCESS. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, BY ECONOMIZING WATER IN THE WASHING PROCESS. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to LET KNOW THE PEOPLE of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without ACCESS to safe drinking water and sanitation. As far as trans-boundary PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic PROGRESS and cultural preservation can all BECOME STROGER AND AS ONE TO COOPERATE IN THE water CRISIS, instead of MAKING A CONFLICT, OR WAR, THIS PROBLEM COULD BE MANAGE towards cooperation and peace FOLLOWING THE PROGRAMS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
Missing boy sparks huge hunt in Denmark
ResponderEliminarBy Susanne Gargiulo, CNN
It BEGAN out as a typical spat between a mother and HIS KID. Holger Kragh wanted to take his coat off during a walk in the woods. His mother DIDN´T let him. The 3-year-old stormed off -- and DISAPEARED. When Holger was still missing at lunchtime, his parents called the police. As news of his disappearance spread, hundreds of members of the public also fanned out to help search the area, Tranum Klitplantage, in north Jutland. Police got an INNUMERABLE number of calls offering assistance, commissioner Poul Badsberg of North Jutland police told CNN. Camera swings to find police team leader Flemming Bruun Jacobsen pumping a fist in the air, his other hand holding a phone to his ear."They found him?" reporter Cathrine Reinert asks.
The boy was found by a member of the public on horseback 4 to 5 kilometers (2.5 to 3 miles) from the place where he was last seen, Badsberg said. Holger was reunited with his weeping parents, and his mother, Heidi Kragh, carried the tired, slightly bewildered-looking boy into an ambulance to be taken to a hospital for precautionary tests. For the record, he was wearing his coat.
By Alejandro Garrido
Summary 2
ResponderEliminarMEANWHILE the EARTH's PEOPLE INCREASED THREE TIMES in the LAST century, the USAGE of renewable H2O SUPPLIES has GOT 6 TIMES BIGGER. NOW there is BIGGER AMOUNT OF WATER PRODUCED and SPREAD NOWADAYS than at THE OTHER TIMES IN WORLDS HYSTORY.
As the USAGE OF PER CAPITA RISES BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN DAILY LIFE and as PEOPLE increases as well, the PERCENTAGE OF H2O for PEOPLE use is GETTING HIGHER. Environmental balances ARE ORGANIZED and cannot CONTRIBUTE WITH their regulating PART NO MORE.
H2O stress COMES from an IRREGULATION AMONG H2O USAGE and H2O PRODUCTS. As the resource is BEING LESS, STRESS THRUGH different MANAGERS OF IT may BECOME BIGGER, THE TWO at the national and international ASPECT. With the current SITUATION of RELATIONSHIPS, REPARING measures still can be taken to PREVENT the crisis to GET WORSE. There is a RISING PREOCUPATION that our CLEAN WATER resources are RESTRICTED and HAVE to be CANSERVED both in terms of AMOUNT and quality. Almost IN ALL PLACES, H2O is DUMPED, and as long as HUMANS are AVOIDING water WASTEMENT, PEOPLE THINK access to H2O is an EASY and NORMAL ACT. Water should be SEEN as a IMPORTANT NEED.. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to REDUCE BY HALF, IN THE YEAR 2015, the PERCENT of HUMANS WITH NO CONSTANT access to GOOD DRINKABLE water and sanitation. As LONG as INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic ADVANCE and cultural preservation can all be HARDENED by states cooperating of water. many initiatives are SET to PREVENT crises
By Luis Rueda
SUMMARY PART 2
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
Thesis statement:
All people, nations and world united could save the environment and preserve water. While the world's population HAD MULTIPLIYED in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-TIMES. Already there is more EXPEND water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. Although food security has been significantly GROW in the LAST thirty years, As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the AMOUNT of water for human use is GROWING. Environmental balances are AFECTED and CAN´T play their regulating role anymore. Water EVINCE results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.. As the resource is becoming TIGHT, tensions among different users may INCREASE, both at the national and international level. "There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report. There is a increasing ALERT that our freshwater resources are SCARCE and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality..
Whatever the use of freshwater MASSIVE saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. Instead of a trend towards war, water ADMINISTRATION can be SEEN as a TENDENCY towards cooperation and peace.
BY: MARIA BEATRIZ DAZA
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet. As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality.As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
ResponderEliminarBY: Andres Percy
MEANWHILE the EARTHS's PEOPLE INCREASED THREE TIMES in the 20th century, the UTILIZATION of renewable H2O resources has INCREASED six-TIME. NOWDAY there is A BIGGER AMOUNT OF SCRAP H2O generated and SCATERRED NOWDAY than ANY MOMENT IN THE EARTH´S HISTORY. PER CAPITA INCREASES BECAUSE THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE PEOPLE LIVE and as THE CITIZENS GROW THE PERCENTEGE OF WATER FOR HUMAN USE IS INCREASING. ENVIRONMENT balances are SCRAMBLED and cannot DO their ADJUSTMENT PART NO MORE. H2O stress COMES from an UNBALANCE between H2O use and H2O MEANS. Water stress BECAME INTO SPOILAGE of CLEAN H2O SUPPLIES in terms of AMOUNT and ATTRIBUTE. As the MEAN is CONVERTING LOWER, tensions IN BETWEEN different users may INCREASE, both at the NATIVE and international STANDARD. With the current SITUATION, reatriving measures still can be taken to WARM the crisis to AGGRAVATE. There is a UPRISING CONCERN that our CLEAN H2O MEANS are PROHIBITED and HAVE to be MANTAIN both in terms of AMOUNT and ATTRIBUTE. Almost IN ALL THE PLACES, H2O is wasted, and as long as CITIZNES are TRYING TO AVOID water WASTEMENT, CITIZENS THINK APPROACH to H2O is EASY and NORMAL DAILY ACT. H2O should be SEEN as a VERY IMPORTANT NEED. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to REDUCE, IN THE YEAR 2015, the PERCENT of HUMaNS WITH NO CONSTANT access to GOOD DRINKABLE water and sanitation. As LONG as INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic ADVANCE and cultural preservation can all be HARDENED by states cooperating of water. many initiatives are SET to PREVENT crises
ResponderEliminarBY: Andres Percy
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarIn the last hundredth years the population were three times bigger, meanwhile the water grown six fold. If the world population will grow in this way it will result in an increasing demand for water and other resources, which will have serious consequences on the environment.
The water stress indicator measured the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. We see that the situation is different over the world. As the water resource is decreasing, tensions among different people may intensify. Whatever the use of freshwater huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. With urbanization and changes in lifestyle, water consumption is bound to increase. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created. In 2001, Unesco and Grenn Cross International have joined forces in response to the growing threat of conflicts linked to water. Water is the most important resource for living things.
By: Ruby Feria
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water. As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources.. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality We see that the situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. World Water Vision Report. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue.
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
Water Crisis
While the EARTH´S population GROWS in the LAST century, the USAGE of renewable water resources has INCREASE six TIMES. Already there is more waste water PRODUCED and dispersed NOWADAYS than at ANOTHER MOMMENT in the history of THE WORLD: MOSTLY one out of six people lack ENTRANCE to safe drinking water. As the per capita USAGE GROWS due to DIFERENCE in lifestyle and as PEOPLE GROW as well, the proportion of water for PEOPLE use isGROWING. It is all MOSTLY critical that GROW water use BY PEOPLE DOESN’T only LESS the amount of water DISPOSABLE for industrial and agricultural EVOLUTION but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and THEIR UNDERLING species. Water STRESS ANSWERSfrom an imbalance between WATER USAGE and water resources. Water stress causes WORSENED of fresh water resources in terms of quantity and quality. We see that the situation is SIMILAR over thePLANET. As the resource BECOME NOT TO COMMON, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. EARTH´S Water Vision Report. With the COMMON state of affairs, correcting measures still can be IMPLEMENTED to avoid the PROBLEMS to be worsening. There is a GROWING awareness that our freshwater resources are RESTRICTED and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Water should be recognized AS THE BIGGEST priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to GROW awareness of the water PROBLEMS.
• CERTIFYthe responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• GROW and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
AS LONG as transboundary PROBLEMS are concerned, regional economic PROGRESS and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water.
NATALIA ANGULO
Water Crisis
ResponderEliminarWithin the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004)
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. (See Water and Nature)
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created.
Paulina Bonaveri
Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.
ResponderEliminarAlready there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people (Estimation for 2002, by theWHO/UNICEF JMP, 2004). 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004)
Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %).
As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing.
It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore. (See Water and Nature)
As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to transboundary tensions. When major projects proceed without regional collaboration, they can become a point of conflicts, heightening regional instability.
With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. There is a increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. However, changes in food habits, for example, may reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 litres of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 litres.
Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. Decision-makers at all levels must be implicated. One of the Millenium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralise the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
Improving transboundary cooperation
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic developement and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises. Institutional commitments like in the Senegal River are created.
Paulina Bonaveri
SUMMARY 1
ResponderEliminarWhile the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people Although food security has been significantly increased in the past thirty years, water withdrawals for irrigation represent 66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions. As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator in this map measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. With the current state of affairs, correcting measures still can be taken to avoid the crisis to be worsening. Whatever the use of freshwater, huge saving of water and improving of water management is possible. Water should be recognized as a great priority. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace. Many initiatives are launched to avoid crises.
SUMMARY 2
MEAN while EARTH´S population GOT 3 TIMES BIGGER in the 1900´S, the use of renewable water resources has BECOME SIX TIMES. NOWADAYS WE HAVE WSTED water generated and dispersed THAN ANY OTHER. Although food IGENITY has IMPORTANTLY increased SINCE 1980´S, water withdrawals for irrigation STAND FOR 66 % of the total withdrawal. As the per capita use increases due to changes in PEOPLE´S HABITS and as population GROWS as well, THE RATIO of water for PEOPLE´S use INCREASES. THE INCREASING IN HUMAN WATER CONSUME IS NOT THE BIGGEST CONCERN, OR THE LACK OF WATER AVAILABLE, BUT THE DAMEGE CAUSED IN WATER ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR SPECIES. Water stress COMES OUT from an imbalance between water use and water DISPONIBILITY. The water stress measures the RATIO of water IN DISPOSITION with respect to THE REST OF renewable resources. As WATER STARTS TO LACK ON EARTH, tensions among different users may INCREASW, both NATIONALY AND INTERNATIONALY. Over 260 river basins are USED AT THE SAME TIME by two or more countries. With the ACTUAL state of DISPUTES, correcting measures still can be taken to EVADE the crisis to GET WORSE. WHICH EVER the use of freshwater IS, saving of water and improving of water TREATMENT is possible. As far as INTERNATIONAL conflicts are RECOGNIZED, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
--Camilo Rueda--
WATER CRISIS
ResponderEliminarWater Crisis
While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. The world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. The result of this growth will led in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people; 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. In the agricultural aspect water represents66 % of the total withdrawals and up to 90 % in arid regions, the other 34 % being used by domestic households (10 %), industry (20 %), or evaporated from reservoirs (4 %). As the per capita use increases due to changes in lifestyle and as population increases as well, the proportion of water for human use is increasing. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Water stress results from an imbalance between water use and water resources. The water stress indicator measures the proportion of water withdrawal with respect to total renewable resources. It ranges between 20 % for basins with highly variable runoff and 60 % for temperate zone basins; this ratio implies that water stress depends on the variability of resources. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc; we take an overall value of 40 % to indicate high water stress. The situation is heterogeneous over the world. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries.
There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected both in terms of quantity and quality. Almost everywhere, water is wasted, and as long as people are not facing water scarcity, they believe access to water is an obvious and natural thing. Changes in food habits reduce the problem, knowing that growing 1kg of potatoes requires only 100 liters of water, whereas 1 kg of beef requires 13 000 liters. One of the main objectives of the World Water Council is to increase awareness of the water issue. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. To that aim, several measures should be taken:
• guarantee the right to water;
• decentralize the responsibility for water;
• develop know-how at the local level;
• increase and improve financing;
• evaluate and monitor water resources.
As far as transboundary conflicts are concerned, regional economic development and cultural preservation can all be strengthened by states cooperating of water. Instead of a trend towards war, water management can be viewed as a trend towards cooperation and peace.
SUMMARY
ResponderEliminarRafael Nadal has beaten compatriot David Ferrer in the final of the Barcelona Open to claim his sixth win at the event. Nadal took one hour and 49 minutes to overcome the world number six in front of a packed crowd at the Real Club de Tennis on Sunday. Earlier, Nadal had wasted no time in sprinting into a one set lead, but Ferrer showed resistance in the second, managing to break the clay court maestro's serve in the fifth game to lead 4-2.But the world number one broke back immediately and in the ninth game secured a second service break before going on to serve out the match. The Spaniard praised his opponent after the match saying Ferrer "deserves to win a major title," because "he's doing very well week after week."Nadal now lies alone in third place on the all-time clay-court trophy winners list with 31 career titles to date, with only Argentina's Guillermo Vilas (45 titles), and Austrian Thomas Muster (40) ahead of him. The 24-year-old has now won 34 consecutive matches on clay since his last defeat to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open in 2009.
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