Water Scarcity - Zachary King 902 by Zachary King

United Nations Clean Water Plan Video

kzd957920 — 2024-06-10 17:50:13 UTC

This is a video that was posted by the UN (United Nations) to try and spread awareness about water scarcity. It talks about how many people live without water, and the UN's plan to try to fix it. They want to eliminate not having access to clean water altogether.

Water Scarcity Infographic (Sustainable Devolpment Goals)

kzd957920 — 2024-06-10 18:15:38 UTC

This infographic was made my Sustainable Devoplment Goals and is talking about lack of water worldwide. The Sustainable Devolpment Goals want to make safe water available to all. Water is a crucial part of our lives and deaths in countries without safe water must be very high. sanitation is also a large issue as if people cannot stay clean, they will catch viruses and end up in hospitals that are also unsanitary.

Important Vocabulary

kzd957920 — 2024-06-12 13:53:54 UTC

Sanitation - Having access to clean human necessities without contamination.

Scarcity - Lack of something.

Sustainable - To be able to last for a long period of time.

Defecation - To release feces from your body

Where

kzd957920 — 2024-06-12 14:15:51 UTC

Water scarcity issues happen all around the world but mosrly in southern Asia, west South America, Central America, and Africa. Some countries that lack water servics are Papua New Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, and Ethiopia.

Sources

kzd957920 — 2024-06-12 16:39:39 UTC

https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/water

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Water-scarcity-map-of-the-world_fig1_228431490

https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/10-worst-countries-access-clean-water