Lack of fresh water is becoming a global issue of increasing importance. What problems does this shortage cause? What measures could be taken to overcome these problems?

It is thought by some people that there is an increasing depletion of fresh

water

across countries, and that it can raise many adversities. In my opinion, the health sector is particularly affected. To solve

this

issue, government and citizens must acknowledge

this

problem and its root cause, and act according to their responsibilities.

Firstly

, the major area

that is

affected by

this

loss is the health of the communities.

This

is due to the fact that

water

is an essential need of all human beings, it is used for drinking to sustain bodily functions, and to take a bath or wash hands to clean us from microorganisms. If clean

water

is decreasing, basic functions like those are disturbed, and a reduction of sanitation and hygiene level happened. We know that those can lead to diseases, namely infectious diseases.

For example

,

clean uncontaminated

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clean, uncontaminated

water

is necessary for making formula milk for babies, without it, babies are prone to contracting ailments

such

as

diarrhea

frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

diarrhoea

and malnutrition. The solution for

this

is to create a collective effort between the government and the people. The government must create a task force consisting members of different backgrounds to create a solution that will tackle the root of the lack of the

water

. The main root, I believe, is the pollution of the sources of rivers and seas by industrial corporations. An example of solving

this

is

the strict

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stricter

laws created by many nations to prevent spilling industrial wastes to open

water

.

On the other hand

, the individuals of the country must be aware that some of their actions,

such

as throwing trash in the body of waters, are

also

part of the problem. The example of

this

can be found in teaching children to put trash in trash cans in school. In conclusion, the decrease of fresh

water

in all countries globally can cause an increase of infectious diseases. The measure to be taken is by making sure every

parts

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part

of each

countries

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country

aware of the problem and prevent

further

contamination of the scarce resource.