MAJOR PROBLEM: SINGAPORE WATER SHORTAGE ISSUE Short history of Singapore: Singapore gained independence on 9th August in 1965 from the merger with Malaysia. After its separation from Malaysia, Singapore faces major problem in many areas. Singapore is a small island of area size of 718.3km square. Given her limited land capacity, Singapore face a severe lack of natural resources such as water. In the ’60s and ’70s, Singapore was heavily reliant on imported water from Malaysia and faced urbanisation challenges such as polluted rivers, water shortages and widespread flooding. Despite the gloomy start of Singapore’s independence, Singapore had signed two water contracts with Malaysia earlier in 1961 and 1962. The 1961 contract had empowered Singapore with the ability to draw up to 82 million gallons of water per day from Malaysia till 2011. While the 1962 water contract with Malaysia, allows Singapore to have the ability to draw up to 252 million gallons of water per day from Malaysia up till 2061. CAUSES OF WATER SHORTAGE IN SINGAPORE: Taking a look at the water shortage issue in Singapore, we can split it into two aspects which is the supply and the demand level of water in Singapore. Singapore is a country with no rivers or lakes to tap for fresh water. Due to these natural constraints, Singapore faces a serious issue with the supply of fresh water for consumption. Singapore’s only source of water is rainwater. In the early days of the young nation, very little
Do you ever feel like there is a piece of dry, and scratchy piece of sandpaper in the back of your throat from not having enough water? How would you feel if you could never stop the anoying feeling, that is constantly reminding you, that you could die from extreme thirst any day from now. The main reasons that China was driven into the intense water shortage is, their Government policies, Population increases and the most tremendous reason is the industrialization of China. One of the main reasons that is driving China's unfortunate water crisis is, China’s tremendous population growth. As China’s cities are increasing in population more of their residence are consuming their limited water supply.
The Houston Water Quality: Is It Really Up to your Standards? According to Forbes Magazine Houston, Texas is known for being one of the dirtiest cities within the United States. When I was conducting research on the city’s water quality, I was surprised to learn how well the city really does take care of their water supply. Contradictory to what I first thought, Houston actually has average or normal amounts of contaminates; their scores were all passing for pollutes found in their drinking water and in fact is one of the best water supplies in the Unites States.. Overall the city also seems to care more about their water safety than what I assumed too, given “providing safe and reliable drinking water is their highest priority.
Sources of fresh water are necessary for health care, agriculture and industry. Water supplies used to be relatively constant, but now in many places demand exceeds the sustainable supply, with dramatic consequences in the short and long term. Large cities dependent on significant supplies of water have experienced periods of shortage, and at critical moments these have not always been administered with sufficient oversight and impartiality. Water poverty especially affects Africa where large sectors of the population have no access to safe drinking water or experience droughts which impede agricultural production. Some countries have areas rich in water while others endure drastic
Australia however, has a completely different water situation and the laws regarding usage are much stricter than those at common law. The harsher climate and the impact of severe drought are arguable factors as to why the respective state and commonwealth
For hundreds and thousands of years, access to water has been an easy thought. It has become something that we don’t have to think twice about. As many of us know, water is a renewable source because of the water cycle. Canada has an abundant amount of water resources, with almost 20% of the world’s fresh water in our lakes, though approximately 12% is inaccessible. However, not everyone can obtain water that is clean enough for simple day to day activities such as cleaning, bathing, and drinking.
The key to helping people realize water’s importance is to make them aware of the activities we would not be able to do without , such as ride a car or bake cookies. In conclusion, it is evident that misusing water is not an option during an era where every drop matter. Although most people in the United States cannot imagine running out of water, it is still important to protect it immensely. Responsible and effective water conservation today leads to an abundant amount of water for tomorrow. The prime goal should be, and is, to bring back the golden age of water.
Many different types of people could possibly object this solution depending on their views. But mainly only farmers would object to these water cuts. Arguments that might say to oppose my stance is that these water cuts would not allow farmers to adequately grow their crops and might even lose money and crops if they cut back on water. Farmers use tons of extra gallons of water on crops than is actually even needed. In California farmers take almost 70% of all water taken from the colorado river which happens to supply fresh water to all the states in the mid west.
Water Pollution in China and Australia TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT 3 CAUSES IN CHINA AND AUSTRALIA 4 HOW WATER POLLUTION HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME 6 CONSEQUENCES 7 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 INTRODUCTION There are many environmental changes taking place globally which are having serious and long-lasting impacts on natural ecosystems, economies and communities. One of these environmental changes taking place globally is water pollution. Water pollution is when toxic or harmful materials are dissolved, suspended or deposited on the bed in bodies of water such as groundwater, lakes, rivers or oceans etc.
Abstract The main objective of this article is to find out crucial issues of fresh water scarcity in China and suggest a potential solution to one of these significant issues. Related data will be took from the internet and debated with tutor. Water pollution and uneven distribution of fresh water are two key issues of fresh water scarcity in China. China is a big country by population and by area, there is a diversity in weather climate, southern parts of the country are rainy areas while the northern areas have lack of rain, this is the cause of uneven distribution of fresh water.
There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Global warming, Water pollution, and Industrialization. Out of these, the biggest driver is Industrialization. Global warming is one of the reasons why there is not a lot of water. Here are some reasons why this is caused.
The water scarcity of China, which is triggered lots of reasons, such as natural damage, inordinate emission of human industry or other reasons, which negatively influence the water pollution, also, with the climate change, the glacier is melting dramatically, warm temperature and precipitation change natural pattern and increase the desertification(News from the earth institute). China becomes drier every year, and there are varied of products related to agriculture. Two water scarcity issues of China are that uneven distribution of the water recourse and the water pollution. China’s south to north water diversion project have caused lots of positive effects in the uneven distribution of water. As China’s population and economy have improved totally, so a plan for water is essential for China development.
Governments should be able to track their plan and water usage to see if they accurately reflect one another. Governments can offer an incentive to reward companies that are able to follow their water strategies that are considered to be reasonable and exceptional. Lastly, it is the government’s responsibility to promote water reuse and recycling in businesses. New technology and machinery should be innovated and sold to companies for disinfecting large volumes of water to significantly reduce our water consumption. There should be the only exception that potable water can only be used for humans or anything food related.
Shanghai, China, and Karachi, Pakistan, demonstrates the poor conditions megacities go through with inadequate water supply. Around 300 million people are suffering from water shortages. “ Shanghi river has had sewage dumped into it, causing contamination. “A reservoir from the Taipu River is
2% of earth’s fresh water is frozen in ice caps; and, only 1% of earth’s fresh water is available to consume. 2. Unfortunately for our planet, supplies of water are running dry at an alarming rate. The world’s population continues to soar; but, that rise in numbers has not been matched by an increase in supplies of fresh water. Let’s talk about what is going on around the world; I will mention to you just a few major cities, and show you how they are dealing with water shortage.
It’s clearly seen that only developing countries are agonisingly vulnerable to water scarcity. They lack investment, they lack hygiene and they lack re-enforcement. It’s preposterous to believe that USA nation national wealth is $81.8 trillion, whereas Somalia has only $2.6 billion. It’s evidently clear that money has a huge influence on water