The Water Crisis
The most recognized and discussed crisis is the economic crisis concerning the world. Another could be the abundance of oil. Countries are going to war because of oil, for example, the US-Iraq war. Although, people are forgetting the more important issue and the more essential: the fresh water crisis. The supply of fresh water is decreasing in enormous amounts because the human population is exploiting the resource greater than its sustainability.
Water can be drunk directly, or use it to produce other necessities and products throughout our everyday lives. Nowadays, people are affecting it directly and indirectly which will have consequences on all countries, whether they are developed or developing. Recently, scientists predicted that in the future, countries will be going to war because of water supply. If countries start going short of water, then jealousies will start to arise which will lead to water wars and each country will do everything in its power in order to claim property over whatever water supply they can get; in this situation, the weaker country will fall and lead to more people who cannot have access to fresh water. They have also estimated the global demand and predicted that ‘the world is heading for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on the world’s natural capital reach nearly a third more than the earth can sustain.’ The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said:
