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

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

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issue, government and citizens must acknowledge

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

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, the major area

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affected by

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loss is the health of the communities.

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is due to the fact that

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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

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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.

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clean, uncontaminated

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

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

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and malnutrition. The solution for

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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

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

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

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.

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

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as throwing trash in the body of waters, are

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part of the problem. The example of

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

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

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aware of the problem and prevent

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contamination of the scarce resource.