Causes:
- Excess and unnecessary demands outstrip available and scarce resources
- Increased pollution due to excessive and unsustainable human consumption
- Economic scarcity caused by poor or lack of management of existing water resources
- Pollution remains one of the biggest problems in which governments don’t do nearly enough to penalize industrial use companies that illegally dump chemicals and oils into stressed water systems
- Uneven distribution of water resources – regions that have excess supplies do not divert resources to areas where it is needed more
Effects and Severe Consequences of Water Shortages:
- Poorer communities and informal settlements still lack access to potable water systems
- Increased fire hazards
- Water tariffs and/or prices increased across the board
- Due to extensive over-pollution, ice glaciers melting and contributing towards rising sea levels and/or temperatures
- A lack of education and access to all other areas of life has also been added as severe consequences to not having access to water
Solutions:
- Do not keep taps running while water is not needed – For example, switch the tap off while brushing teeth
- Increased water tariffs make consumers more budget conscious and deter them from using water excessively
- Sustainable home living needs to be practiced. For instance, take short showers instead of long baths
- Recycle used water as much as possible
- Organic consumption across the board needs to be encouraged and prioritized. Organic production and consumption processes invariably lead to less water being used
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