speech On water crisis
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A very warm good morning to one and all present here. I am Komal from class 10 and I am standing here to present a speech on water crisis.
The moment I say water, many of us will perhaps start imagining oceans, rivers and seas. The sight of large water bodies always captures our mind and soul. Isn’t it? But when I talk about human survival, perhaps a very few water bodies have water that is fit for drinking. It is not just any water, but fresh water which is what sustains lives on earth and is extremely vital for human health. It cannot be denied that there is enough availability of fresh water for us on earth, but it is due to poor infrastructure or bad economics that millions of people tend to die from illnesses linked with insufficient supply of water, lack of hygiene and sanitation.
Scarcity of water affects nearly half of the global population and the statistics are believed to even rise further. As per the estimation, about 783 million population, do not have clean water to drink and more than 1.7 billion population is presently surviving near river basins where water usage goes beyond its limit.
It is important that man has access to clean drinking water, including plenty of sanitation services in order to sustain his health. Water, as we all know, is the prime natural resource; however sadly 3 percent of this resource is freshwater out of which just 1/3rd of water is available for use in cities as well as agriculture. The remaining remains hidden too deep underneath the earth or lies frozen in glaciers. In the present times, the primary sources of water for more than 2 billion populations are aquifers, i.e. underground storage of freshwater. As we observe an increase in the income level of people globally, the need for water-intensive products, like dairy products, manufactured meat and large-scale freshwater resources has also increased.
This large-scale increase in the consumption of freshwater has resulted in the depletion of more than half of the world’s biggest aquifers, a problem which is likely to grow as the demand grows. At this rate, the number of freshwater reserves that are available for consumption, food as well as meeting energy generation is expected to fall by 40 per cent. And, as the global warming increases climate change can pose further challenge to our environment and ecosystem that conserve vital resources of water, thereby limiting access to the natural resources even more.
The climate change is even influencing the rainfall pattern. However, the change in direction as well as present impact is commonly known. Our inability to deal with the unsustainable water usage will lead to bigger problems in the days to come.
Thus, it calls for adopting concrete measures towards preventing wastage of water and preserving the environment for our future generation in terms of effective management of water.
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