Drinking water scarcity in Mexico
Introduction
In Mexico, the population reaches 125.9 million inhabitants, we talk about an overpopulation in the country. 10% of Mexicans do not have water, the rest, are in a position to meet their needs.
Therefore, the water resource is indispensable to keep the country, the homes of Mexican families are not the only ones that need this resource, but, companies and industries are part of daily consumption.
Cities like Monterrey and Mexico City, are considered as an industrial source of the country, that means that they are states that require resources to maintain their current services. The drought that several states suffer, contributes to the lack of water to maintain their agriculture or livestock, the textile industry, food, tourist activities, and so.
Much of the water that forms the planet cannot be consumed, this trial is in order to learn more about the resource that keeps us alive to all beings on the planet: water. Consciousness we already have it, we already know that this resource will not last long, and that it cannot be replaced.
The challenge is to contribute to actions that cause a positive impact on society, the planet is not in a position for the human being to continue ending it, generating problems that cannot be easily solved.
Developing
It is already known that the human being is finished with the environment, from the felling of trees, through industrial pollution, until reaching the insufficiency of the water supply, due to the little valuation that is given.
Water is the most important resource for the survival of living beings on the planet, and although the earth abounds from this resource, it does not mean that it can be used for the consumption of the human.
According to National Geographic Spain, the earth is covered with water for the most part. But very little is sweet and accessible to the human being. According to the United Nations data, 9 countries have 60%of that essential resource, in very different proportions: Brazil, Russia, China, Canada, Indonesia, the United States, India, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Therefore, the demographic increase contributes to the excessive consumption of water resources, for example: agriculture and livestock will have to increase their production, in addition, the industrial areas of each country will take water as main resource.
According to Juan Manuel Durán Juárezx Alicia Torres Rodríguezx (2006) “Urban-industrial growth has been an important factor in increasing water requirements in recent decades”
For its part, in Mexico, the problem of water shortage is increasing, this because climate change has not helped, the expected rains have not arrived to supply the water supply channels.
About the problem of shortage in Mexico, Ruiz and Febles (2004) ensure that fourteen states of the national territory have arid and semi -arid areas. These areas are more susceptible territories to the phenomenon of droughts because they are sites with low rainfall throughout the year (one month for arid areas and one to three months for semi -arid), and this condition causes droughts to occurmore recurring and that there is greater pressure on the existing water when they occur. (pp. 1-11).
As consequent to the above, other problems are derived from the survival of the human being, if there is a shortage of water, agriculture and livestock (already mentioned) they will not be able to meet the demands of society. The loss of harvest.
To base the above, UNESCO mentions in its third report on the development of water resources in the world (2010) that agriculture is, by far, the largest freshwater consumer. Water scarcity could limit food production and supply, with the consequent pressure on prices and greater dependence on countries in food imports.
Add the above, plus the daily use that human beings give, plus the use of water in industries or companies that have it as a resource to create their products, plus the lack of rain;It is clear that something must be done to take care of the little reservation that we have left. The importance of water has to exceed the individual interests of the human being, it seems that the human being awaits the news that tomorrow there will only be one glass of water per person to be able to contribute to the non -wastely.
We must reflect on the importance of care for this resource, I am sure that if we all do something to help fight different problems, you will decrease. Also, educate new generations about care and respect for mother nature, because they will have no choice, unless in a few more years the planet no longer exists.
According to studies, it is expected that in 2030, the population will rise to 127 million people, exceeding 31 cities in the country a size of 500,000 inhabitants. This population increase will bring with it an increase in the demand for public services by the different sectors, including water supply.
That means that the Earth will house new inhabitants, and environmental problems will continue, it is too late to make them disappear completely, but not too much to cooperate to reduce them.
conclusion
Knowing the investigated data proves that humanity has done so much damage to the planet. The drought of drinking water, and the lack of rains are caused by us, the coherence of the above is that he is the reason why climatic changes arise abundantly or not. Use the resources provided by nature does not mean that we have to overexploot them, or culminate with them and try to replace them with something else.
Natural resources exist to contribute to the survival of all living beings on the planet, for example, water, which is commented on in this trial. The human being focuses to cover only his needs, and when this resource will disappear, it is when he begins to worry and realize the damage he has done to use it inappropriately.
If those who think that the water is eternal, or that the distribution or lack of it is because of the government, it is because they have not reflected on all those occasions that dousted the water, that they played with it, that discarded it, because they know they can go to a branch to buy and compensate for the loss.
We need to give it the corresponding value to the care of the resources we have. Nothing is eternal, and so far, nothing can replace the drinking resource, although humanity has shown that it can replace various products or materials, this time, nothing can meet the requirements for the production of a substitute.
References
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