We are talking about big big things ! In fact all these are very small things ! The fact is that  the global water crisis is only...

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We are talking about big big things ! In fact all these are very small things ! The fact is that  the global water crisis is only increasing day by day. Millions of people are affected. We thought satellites and technologies  can do wonders but in fact it was short term success to go deep in to the earth. Now the aquifers are dried up....like surface water mismatch , annual recharging and  annual draft from aquifers are big mismatch with poor people are increasingly suffering world over. I have posted some material in the similar line some tome back. Got few comments and had few discussions points.  I found no serious takers and again we are beating around the bush.  97 % of water is in ocean and still from time memorial we are only playing round with 3% fresh water that is easy ?  That era in my opinion is over. Lot of research is required in this line of action. I am very keen to work in this line of action. Is there any one ( institution) around the world interested to work on this aspect of research.  I know it is not easy but it is the need of the hour . It is our responsibility to address the Thirst of billions of people across the world.  Sundara Rajan I am a hydrologist ( MSc Hydrology) with right combination of qualification ( Hydrology, Marine geology and geology) with lot of experience in groundwater and environmental (strong marine also) studies.. I am strongly active in Linkden.

2 Comments

  1. Yes, but there have always been water shortage issues somewhere in the world. The problem today is population increase, population redistribution to cities, and to areas that cannot naturally support the populations, and  inadequate actions by politicians and water suppliers to provide adequate amounts of safe water for communities; however, it is now convenient to blame it all on global warming. Over many years, international organizations have thrown many billions in the water provision direction, with often limited permanent success. We have understood the technological and policy approaches to managing those problems for about 100 years. Water supply is not free, so people must be willing to pay and to conserve, and demand appropriate government action in their behalf.   The more recent wastewater to drinking water recycling technologies offer proven promise, if they are not overpriced by irrational regulatory requirements,  They are much cheaper than desalination, and more widely available.

  2. Water is not the only thing that is abundant in the oceans and short on land. Energy and food supply ought to be included in that also. As the oceans rise land will shrink and we shall be short of land also. Floating habitat on the ocean is what is needed. I am an architect and happy to work on this aspect.