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Video about Water Scarcity

fl359000 — 2024-06-06 16:49:59 UTC

According to this video, it talked about the water crisis in South Africa. It revealed the real life of South Africans'. The situation in South Africa reflects how hard African residents' lives are. The video is extended with a reporter recording the local dwellers' life and interviewing them to talk about their lives. The lady in Africa has to get the water from the centre of the village, and she has to save water to wash the clothes and brush teeth.

Intro

fl359000 — 2024-06-06 16:56:17 UTC

Water is the core element in society anybody can not live without, from agriculture to socio-economic development, water plays a major role in everything. Water Scarcity is an ongoing problem in the world and over half of the population are forced to suffer due to it. Not only is this a rights violation, but it's also a basic need everybody deserves to have. On the other hand, contaminated water and a lack of basic sanitation are undermining the efforts to end extreme poverty and disease in the world’s poorest countries.

Article about Water Scarcity

fl359000 — 2024-06-06 17:04:32 UTC

This article is about Water Scarcity in Africa. A few statements and solutions are listed by the author. Author keeps the opinion of "Individuals can equally play an important role in alleviating water scarcity in Africa by adopting a more environmental-friendly lifestyle and taking actions in their daily lives to mitigate the effect of climate change and they can develop mindful practises that help safe water, one of the most important resources for life on Earth." which is really important and strong.

Key Terms

se417627 — 2024-06-06 17:07:01 UTC

Some key terms include

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Lack of Basic Sanitization.

Child Morality

Unclean Water

Sustainability

Insufficient Water Supply

Important Vocabulary

se417627 — 2024-06-10 13:50:10 UTC

Sustainable: Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Communicable Disease Agents: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths (worms)

Video about Water Scarcity

se417627 — 2024-06-10 16:50:13 UTC

In this video, they explain how people in Ghana do not have access to clean water and even less resources to access clean water. However, it also introduces a startup project which filters waste water, such as ones used to flush toilets and clean dishes, trying to save every single drop of water that can be saved. Moreover, they are planting a large amount of water wells which can be used to access clean drinking water.

Article about Water Scarcity

fl359000 — 2024-06-10 17:04:45 UTC

In this article, they explain various key facts such as

Four billion people — almost two thirds of the world’s population — experience severe water scarcity for at least one month each year.
Over two billion people live in countries where water supply is inadequate.
Half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by as early as 2025.
Some 700 million people could be displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030.
By 2040, roughly 1 in 4 children worldwide will be living in areas of extremely high water stress.
Which really shows how much we take lightly of such issue when a lot of the world is facing it on a day to day basis.