1.
INTRODUCTION
In this present work I will talk about the water problem that we have
eventually faced in this college and I will give my point of view on the
possible solutions to solve this problem. Water is an essential resource for
the production of essential goods for development.
Water is are the economic and social, is a vital element for the conservation
of ecosystems and the life of all beings on our planet.
2. WATER PROBLEM
we have occasionally faced problems of lack of water in this college, not being
able to properly sanitize ourselves in the bathrooms, not being able to drink the
water. Water is an essential resource for the production of essential goods for
development. Economic and social, is a vital element for the conservation of
ecosystems and the life of all beings on our planet.
•Impaired memory and doing: With age, humans tend to drink less water. So
much so that, after the age of 80, many are considered “chronically dehydrated”.
What's behind? Drug side effects, fear of urinary incontinence, reduced mobility to
get the liquid or, simply, forgetfulness.
•Drop in school performance: Well-hydrated students do better in school
performance. This is what a survey, in the United States, with students aged 9 to 11
indicates. They had to assess the ability of different tasks and then take doses by
tests to assess the time of several tasks, memory and task at the same time.
•Daily fatigue: Water is essential for blood circulation and, with it, the transport of
nutrients and oxygen to the gray matter a process that provides the energy needed
to perform each task of the day.
•Headache: dehydration is often cited as one of the triggers for it to appear.
“Although the mechanism itself is not very well known, dehydration can
predispose to seizures in the most sensitive people.
3. OTHER THREATTS INCLUDE
Contamination from improperly managed on-site water treatment systems;
Contamination from nitrates caused by runoff from fertilizers, improperly
disposed sewage, leaking septic systems, industrial waste, food processing
waste, and erosion of natural deposits;
Contamination from pharmaceuticals and personal care products from flushing
those products, bathing or swimming, discharge from sewage systems etc.;
Contamination from storage tanks, septic tanks, hazardous waste, landfills,
chemicals and road salts, atmospheric contaminants;
Hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking, fracking or hydrofracturing);
4. What students found difficult
Because the content is relatively straightforward, students did not appear to have
much difficulty with the material in the module. However, some students did
struggle in connecting approaches to water management and scarcity with their
water portfolio (as described in the Capstone Project notes). In particular, some
students did not engage in the depth of research or analysis that we envisioned for
the Capstone Project—for example, to estimate costs of various options, to
research the amount of water available or feasibility of importation or accessing
groundwater in neighboring regions, to carefully discuss pros and cons of
components/strategies in the water portfolio, or to clearly outline a plan to cover
costs of their proposal. The instructor may choose to go into more detail about
these issues (costs are changing quickly for some technologies, and pros and cons
may be regionally specific, making it difficult to include more of this information
in the module). Alternatively, instructors may choose to de-emphasize this
component of the capstone and suggest that students give some thought to issues of
cost and permitting, but not require students to get into detail.
5. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE WATER PROBLEM
The university should invest more in water supply, increase in water reservoir
tanks, thus enabling a greater flow of water, of course not forgetting to be drinking
water for consumption.
I believe that the increase of water reservoir tanks will help a lot to reduce or solve
the problem of water scarcity in this university, thus enabling the availability of
water for the student whenever he needs it.
Education is critical for breaking the cycle of poverty and yet over half of the
world's schools lack access to safe water and sanitation facilities.
Lack of clean water has serious effects on students' academic performance and
attendance rates. The lack of safe water can cause even the best students to lose
momentum as they deal with stomach pains and diarrhea from disease and hunger.
Students miss class to go fetch water, or to care for sick parents or siblings. In
many places hiv-aids has already caused a large percentage of children to become
orphans, requiring students to drop out and find work to provide food and care for
younger siblings. If teachers are sick, classes get cancelled for all students.
Schools cannot run programs if they cannot provide water to students, faculty and
their families.
For girls, the situation is especially troublesome. If schools do not have proper
toilets, girls drop out once they reach puberty. Further, it is typically the
responsibility of the women to fetch water thus limiting their access to both
education and business opportunities. Think about it: everyday, women and young
girls carry more than 40 pounds of dirty water from sources over 4 miles away
from their homes. This leaves little time for education which is critical to changing
the long term prospects of developing nations.
With the many additional burdens that a lack of clean water brings, education
simply becomes less of a priority. This sets up an unfortunate cycle of poverty and
inequality as without a proper education, there is little chance of improving one's
situation later in life. The Water Project is working to break this cycle. Sometimes
the first public voice the women of a community ever have, comes from an
individual woman who is part of a water committee.
6.POINTS TO CONSIDER
Water scarcity involves water crisis, water shortage, water deficit or water stress.
Water scarcity can be due to physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity.
Physical water scarcity refers to a situation where natural water resources are
unable to meet a region’s demand while economic water scarcity is a result of poor
water management resources.
There are millions of people all over the world who don’t have access to water, or,
if they do, that water is unable to be used. About 70% of the Earth’s surface is
covered with water, and 3% of it is actually freshwater that is fit for human
consumption. Around two-thirds of that is tucked in frozen glaciers and
unavailable for our use.
Water overuse is a huge issue that a lot of people are dealing with. It may be
overused on people, animals, land, or any other number of things. It may also be
used for recreational activities without any care about the effects that it may have
on the world around them.
Water pollution is a huge problem, especially when you’re looking at areas that
don’t necessarily have a good sewage system. Pollution can be anything from oil,
to carcasses, to chemicals, and fecal matter. No matter what it is, it makes a lot of
issues for the people who may need to use it.
There are a number of remote areas throughout the entire world that deal with
water scarcity because they just aren’t close to anywhere that has water. Areas that
are considered to be desert, or areas that are secluded, may not have some sources
where that the people can get water effectively.
A drought is, in short, an area especially hot and dry, which is not getting enough
rainfall to be able to sustain the life that is residing there. Some areas are in a
perpetual drought, whereas other areas may be dealing with a drought on occasion.
Droughts are common all over the world that may severely lower the groundwater
level making it impossible for people to get water from fountains, and there is little
that can be done to prevent such things from happening.