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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Freshwater Supply - Alarming problem for increasing population size


Population growth has diversified effects on the planet. One of those is to meet the increasing demand of fresh water supply around the world.

Thirsty people severely rely on limited supply of fresh water. Fresh water supply has firmly become a common problem for most developing countries in the world like Somalia, India, Bangladesh etc. This is due to the lack of water purification systems adopted by those countries. But the main point of concern is that with the increasing population, this will become a deadly issue for the developing countries. Diseases related to fresh water and sanitation is frighteningly  increasing in those countries. Some countries like Saudi Arabia, uses energy expensive desalination to solve the problem of water shortage. But the developing countries cannot afford it. Some expert advice, large scale saltwater desalination plants can supply more fresh water. But this could be the solution for large economic countries. Developing countries urgently required to find a solution  to meet the demand for upcoming freshwater supply.

Organizations like UN, World Bank should come forward to find a solution for fresh water supply of the developing and under developed countries. This could be by means of finance, aid or technological support.

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