Water demand underlies many of the problems we face, says prof David King
Published on by Kiran Pereira
Prof David King blames short-term view of Government and the Private Sector combined with population growth for many of the world's woes. In a recent conference, he said that "we are already using the next generation's fresh water supply". Read @
5 Answers
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so true.
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short-term view of Government and the Private Sector policies are ruining the planet's most vital resource.
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Prof. David is absolutely right. We can use technology and planned new city or township such that treated water can use for flushing,cloth washing etc.. For drinking purpose we can use different source like tube well, municipal water.
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Prof David is absolutely right. Clean, safe drinking water is scarce. Today, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don't have access to it. Yet, we take it for granted, we waste it, and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles
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I believe we need a more nuanced view on this. Population growth today is seen in places such as Africa and other parts of the 'global south'. So in effect, we're placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of 'developing countries'. However, the real root of the problem lies in lifestyle choices and uninformed 'growth of the economy' rather than population growth per se. Many families in rural Africa, India and China get by on less water than most individuals do in the developed world or even big cities in the same places.