It seems that it is increasingly difficult to have access to sources of drinking and good quality water, so urgent action is needed for our well-being and that of the planet.
Water scarcity in the world is one of the biggest problems we face today. Water pollution is alarming because it affects people’s health and generates negative consequences for livestock and agriculture. For example, today, water in Mexico is very difficult to transport to communities due to the lack of infrastructure. This happens many times because there is no city planning: People start developing and building housing without first securing the water supply.
There are places like Asia and The Pacific, where more than half of the countries in this region are threatened by climate change as rising temperatures alter the behavior of the oceans and water cycles. So it is estimated that, for every degree of global warming, approximately 7% of the world’s population will be exposed to a decrease of at least 20% of renewable water resources according to the UN-WATER on Climate Change and Water of the organization Un Water.
Cities most affected by water scarcity.
1. Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Mexico City, Mexico.
3. Jakarta, Indonesia.
4. City Cairo, Egypt.
5. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
6. Beijing City, China.
7. Chennai, India.
8. Los Angeles, California.
9. Dhaka, Bangladesh
10. Bangalore, India.
11. Melbourne, Australia.
How can we combat water scarcity?
From the point of view of water scarcity, a situation that is aggravated by the natural disasters that are increasingly frequent in this area of the planet, it seems that it is increasingly difficult to have access to sources of drinking water and good quality, so we need to act urgently for our well-being and that of the planet.
Through wastewater treatment, which aims to eliminate or reduce pollutants in wastewater, we can ensure access to clean water and avoid pollution of rivers and seas. Wastewater treatment is increasingly necessary due to the scarcity of drinking water and the growing need of the world’s population, because of the total water on the planet, only 2.5% is fresh water, and of that amount, only 0.4% is water suitable for human consumption.