Water is the most valuable commodity on the planet and yet it is not treated these way. Without a clean source of water, we would become dehydrated and eventually die. It is what allows use to keep our bodies clean and have a high level of hygiene. We use it to clean out cars, windows, toilets, dishes etc. It also gives us the opportunity to relax or exercise in lakes and swimming pools. It is completely essential to our lives and without it there would be no life on planet earth.
Most of us take it for granted and use extravagant levels of water each day. We take showers every day, water our gardens and plants, flush the toilet countless times a week. Some even fill a glass of water and only take a few sips before throwing the rest away. Swimming pools are filled with gallons of clean water and we believe that it is a resource that is abundant which it is not.
For many of us who are lucky enough to be born into a nation where the access to food and clean water is extremely simple, other places in the world it is the complete role reversal. In rural places in Asia and Africa, it can be the most difficult things to find.
For millions of people around the world, water is the most valuable commodity along with something that needs to be treasured and not wasted. People who live in third world developing countries can go their whole lives without the access to clean water.
In 2016 it is a complete disgrace that all humans do not have the access to clean water along with sanitation. Trillions of pounds are spent each year on wars and with a fraction of that amount the problem could be solved. It should be a human right to safe, accessible clean water for both domestic and personal use.
Below are 5 Facts About Clean Water That You Need To Know
- Around 663 million people around the world do not have access to safe clean drinkable water. That equates to 1 in 7 or 14% of the total world’s population.
- Around 2.6 billion of people around the world suffer from the causes of unsafe water.
- The worse hit areas for the access of clean drinkable water are in Asia, Africa, and Sub-Saharan.
- The ones who suffer the most from not having access to clean water are children. It is estimated that around 1,000 per day die of diseases related not having access to clean water.
- The progress of providing access to clean water is occurring but only at a very slow rate. Since 1990 the amount of 2.6 billion people around the world has now got access to clean drinkable water.
Unsafe unclean water is damaging the health of billions of people around the globe and are suffering from something that should be a human right. The best way to prevent diseases that affect millions around the world in the development countries is to make sure that all citizens have access to clean water. Each day children and adults are forced to wash in water filled with parasites and bacteria. Hopefully one day the world will come together and finally put an end to this complete disgrace on a global scale.