explain what is meant by water crisis. what methods can help to resolve it
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Explanation:
Circle of Blue recently reported on the results of a survey of sustainability experts, and listed their top 19 solutions to the world’s freshwater crisis. The survey was done by GlobeScan, a corporate affairs research firm, and SustainAbility, a strategy consultancy. Respondents, drawn from five sectors — corporate, government (including multi-lateral institutions), NGOs, institutional (e.g., academics) and service (e.g., consultants, media), were asked “What are the technologies or changes in behavior which show the most promise for addressing water shortages over the next 10 years?” They said:
1. Educate to change consumption and lifestyles
2. Invent new water conservation technologies
3. Recycle wastewater
4. Improve irrigation and agricultural practices
5. Appropriately price water
6. Develop energy efficient desalination plants
7. Improve water catchment and harvesting
8. Look to community-based governance and partnerships
9. Develop and enact better policies and regulations
10. Holistically manage ecosystems
11. Improve distribution infrastructure
12. Shrink corporate water footprints
13. Build international frameworks and institutional cooperation
14. Address pollution
15. Public common resources/equitable access
16. R&D/Innovation
17. Water projects in developing countries/transfer of technology
18. Climate change mitigation
19. Population growth control