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Class Discussion

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1. Yes, we agree that the world's supply of freshwater is sufficient; however, much of these freshwater resources are not accessible and not able to be effectively distributed to all communities, especially with the incessantly increasing human population, as well as the decrease of freshwater resource due to climate change. Enough in itself is also subjective; enough to survive? Or enough to be satisfied?

2. It is the shortage of water and imbalance between its demand and supply.
- Yemen
- Jordan
- Western Sahara
- Libya

3. Growing population
- Urbanisation and industrialisation
- wastage and careless use of water
- Unequal access to water resources
Overexploitation and mismanagement of water resources

4. No, MEDC's can lack access to water, however, they are enabled to develop solutions that may solve the problem. LEDCs suffer more because they don't necessarily have the means/ability to solve their water scarcity problem.

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1. We have enough freshwater, but much of it is inaccessible and would take too many resources to transport and extract to the places that need it the most.

2. Water scarcity is the extreme lack in quantity of water to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, examples of places include Yemen, Libya, Jordan, Western Sahara and Dijibouti.

3.  - Increasing population
- Water Pollution
- Climate change
- Poor water management
- Poor farming methods

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1. No. As population increases, available freshwater decreases. Climate change creates disturbances in weather and freshwater sources. Agriculture methods divert rivers into farmlands.

2. Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources, in order to meet the demands of water usage within a region.
(Yemen, Liyba, The Western Sahara, Jordan)

3.
- Climate Change: More intense rainstorms, leading to severe droughts. Melting of glaciers allow freshwater to mix with saltwater.
- Agriculture takes up a chunk of the planet's freshwater resources, which can be seen with the Aral Sea.
- Non-sustainable use of water in MEDCs.
- Urbanization:  Increase in surface run-offs, reduced infiltration. Greater flood risk
- Deforestation: Reduces infiltration from roots to soil

4. No. It's possible that every country is under the threat of water scarcity. As population

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1. No, because freshwater resources are limited but human population is increasing exponentially

2. Water Scarcity is the lack of sufficient available fresh water resources to meet water demand.
E.g. South Africa , Libya, Jordan, Djibouti, Western Sahara

3. Some economies rely on agriculture which demands a lot of water. Some countries are built on places that do not have aquifers e.g. Singapore, so they have to import water from somewhere else.

4. No, but LEDCs are suffering MORE than MEDCs as MEDCs have the resources and capital to import water. Meanwhile, LEDCs are more vulnerable to solve water scarcity problem as most people rely on agriculture , if there is no harvest, they can't make a living, and agriculture heavily depends on water.

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1.Fresh water should be adequate but the distribution is uneven.

2.According to Science Daily
Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available fresh water resources to meet water demand usage within a region. Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Jamaica, Singapore.

3. Climate change,not having enough resources and treatment

4.No because it depends the
country's location.For example Singapore is not considered as LEDC

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1. No, only 3% of the of Freshwater is available for the increasing population which is not enough
2. Insufficient freshwater resource (Qatar, Jamaica, Iran, Labanon, Morocco)
3. Increasing population. Non-sustainable use of water. Countries where there are enough water supplies always have water wasted, mismanaged, and polluted.
4. No, World’s rivers are running dry; groundwater is being drained faster than it can be replenished; many major aquifers have been seriously depleted.