Water Scarcity

Water Scarcity. Mubashira Abdulrahiman – 201806603 Wafa Kandy - 202102705.

Definition. 01. Data. 02. Health and Environmental impact.

Definition. 01.. Water scarcity is the as the lack of availability due to a physical shortage, or a lack of access due to institutions' failure to assure a consistent supply or a lack of suitable infrastructure..

Data on water scarcity: World wide. Earth globe: Africa and Europe with solid fill.

Water Scarcity: Gulf region. 18 out of the 22 Arab nations are experiencing serious water deficiencies. Qatar, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman-are the countries at most serious water lack, as they are using 80% accessible freshwater holds for farming and industrial necessities , causing significant water pressure. Yemen, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, Djibouti, Iraq and Egypt uses 40 to 80 percent of their inexhaustible freshwater every year for similar purposes..

Water Scarcity: Qatar. Qatar is facing severe water crisis. Qatar's precipitation, is an average between 50 and 80 mm every year. Qatar uses 80% of the country’s accessible freshwater holds for farming, industrial and metropolitan necessities..

Illnesses like cholera and typhoid fever, as well as other water- borne diseases. Sterilization and cleanliness related sicknesses. Muscle and joint pain in women due to walking long distances to get water..

Environmental Impacts of water scarcity. Environmental impacts Ecosystem Damage As the ocean has reduced and withdrawn, it has left dirtied land . Food deficiencies , ascent in newborn mortality and diminishing population . Fading wetlands About a portion of the world's wetlands have been diminishing around 1900 . Wetlands are a support for many creatures. Scope of benefits such as water filtration, storm assurance, flood control ..

04. Initiatives: Worldwide. World Water Forum - The World Water Forum intends to debate global water concerns in collaboration with all stakeholders while also highlighting the importance of water to the world.​ Sustainable Goal 6 - This initiative aims to "Make water and sanitation accessible and sustainable even for the most remote areas of the world". Supply enhancement and Demand management - improves by allowing more access to conventional water resources, re-using drainage water and wastewater, conducting inter-basin transfers, tackling pollution and by desalination. Demand management entails taking actions to control water demand, including boosting the efficiency of its use as a natural resource, as well as redistributing water resources between and within sectors ​.

Initiatives: Qatar. Treated sewage water consumption: Qatar's TSE provides water for all sectors of the economy excluding potable usage. Improved sewage water treatment methods have been shown to reduce the water scarcity in Qatar and make water management more efficient . Desalinated water withdrawal: Qatar's main method of obtaining water (except for agriculture) is desalination. It is costly but this is the only feasible option for Qatar to meet its water demand. Policy implications and water conservation: For Qatar to reduce overexploitation of its water resources, it is important to adopt a number of water conservation initiatives..

Goals and objectives - The goal of the project is to arrange for the collection and management of storm water runoff using rainwater tanks. It has different objectives depending on the users and the location of the water. Controlling water flow and managing its availability throughout the year Target audience and duration - This system is mostly practiced in residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors. It is estimated that it will last around five to ten years depending on how the system is used. A typical electronic control has a lifetime of 10 to 15 years..

Activities - Rainwater can be collected from roofs or catchment areas and stored in the soil. It can be stored in containers, storage tanks, and ponds on a small scale. It can be kept in dams and reservoirs or pumped into groundwater discharge on a larger scale. How was it developed? Finding out how much rainwater can be collected. Choosing the Right Layout Organizing the Storage Decide on the System's Features Installation of tanks and pipes to use the collected water..

How was it implemented? The main goal of implementing this practice is to assist users in "improving and maintaining an acceptable water quality for drinking purposes of collected rainwater. debris and silt should be removed from storage tanks and runoff pipelines before sample and collecting. the testing should be carried out by a skilled professional who is able to collect appropriate field storage samples. Chlorination, Bio-sand filter Who will implement it? Governments may play a significant role in encouraging rainwater harvesting and improving its implementation in a variety of ways. Government subsidies can encourage the installation of RWH systems and will help to increase the number of users, especially among lower-income homes..

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Increasing scarcity of water has become a growing problem. In the future, our future generations could suffer severely and even have to buy this necessity at a high price if we don't take the problem of water scarcity seriously now. Scarcity of water will have a major impact on the amount of food grown and there will be no enough food to feed the world by 2050 if there is not enough water to grow crops. Water availability and resolving the water shortage issue will become increasingly important as the population increases. Major international disputes have been sparked by water shortages, especially in the Middle East..

“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” ― Benjamin Franklin.

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