Water Dilemma
By RBBantiles
@RBBantiles (347)
Philippines
July 31, 2011 11:57pm CST
According to Wikipedia, many experts believe that by 2025, more than half of the world population will be facing water-based vulnerability. It mentioned a report in November 2009 that suggests that by 2030, in some of the developing regions, water demand will exceed supply by 50%. Water plays an important role in the world economy, as it functions as a solvent for a wide variety of chemical substances and facilitates industrial cooling and transportation. Approximately 70% of the fresh water which is actively handled by humans is consumed by agriculture.
Clean drinking water is essential to humans and other lifeforms. There is a clear correlation between access to water and GDP per capita.
Can you imagine the dilemma? More GDP demands more water. More agriculture demands more water. But people's need for water will reduce that for use in agriculture, industry and other endeavors.
Any ideas on how to resolve this future dilemma?
As a matter of fact, for some developing countries in Asia and Africa, the dilemma is now.
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@catof1 (683)
• United States
3 Aug 11
Well that is a scary thought and possibility. I hope we can come up with something that will be able to combat such a turn of fate for us humans and other living creatures. Maybe somehow develop a way to convert salt water to fresh water and dirty to clean even at it's dirtiest. There are many way to accumulate water; from morning condensation that can be trapped in a ballon like trick or just plastic sheets, from plants ans so forth.
@RBBantiles (347)
• Philippines
3 Aug 11
I know the oil from the Moringa Oleifera seeds can be used to purify water.
I have heard that some scientists are also mulling over the idea of restricting the export of fresh fruits and exporting only dehydrated fruits, or fruit juice concentrates, or even just the dried powder form of what was once fruit juice, so as to somehow keep the water from these fruits inside the country and not included in the exportation.
