The global consumption of water has been increasing daily; an estimate of 1% per year since the 1980s due to population growth and an increase in demand in the industrial and domestic sector . Every day we use approximately 10 billion tons of freshwater worldwide. We've known to call earth the "Blue Planet" since it's covered by 75% water but little do we know is that only 2.5% is freshwater, while the other 97.5% is salt water.
Over the past decade, environmentalists has been saying that the supply of water is decreasing. However, several people and industries disregard these words since they see water all around us. Safe drinking water and sanitation is considered a basic human right such that ‘no one is left behind’ when it comes to enjoying the various benefits and opportunities that water provides. Yet, several countries has been facing a water shortage and have little to no access to clean drinking water. According to the United Nations, by 2025 30% of the world’s population residing in 50 countries will face water shortage, thus making it a bigger problem now than before. Not only are we using up our supply on a daily basis, our population continues to grow also causing global warming to add to the problem.
The only way to stop this water crisis from happening is to heed those words by the environmentalists and change our actions otherwise, we will no longer be living in a "blue planet" .
