A serious problem affecting countries right across the globe is the lack of water for drinking, washing and other household uses. Why do many countries face water shortage, and what could be done to alleviate the problem?

Next

to air,

water

is the most important element for

preservation

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the preservation

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of life. In the

last

decade, lack of

water

has become a serious

problem

which directly affects human being's life. In

this

essay, I will discuss the possible causes and remedies to overcome

this

issue.

Water

scarcity brought on by a combination of climate change and mismanagement. One of the main cause of the

problem

is flooding irrigation in traditional farming.

That is

to say, in some arid countries like Iran, agriculture accounts for around 90

percent

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of total

water

usage. Despite the fact that Iran is an arid country, most farmers still rely on traditional methods which

wastes

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around 60

percent

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of the

water

used and date back centuries, or plant trees that thrive with

water

. One way to alleviate

this

issue by

government

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the government

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would be to empower farmers to set up drip irrigation system which can save up to 80

percent

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more

water

than conventional irrigation and can even contribute to more crops yields.

Moreover

, it should be compulsory to use crop species that are native to arid regions and are naturally drought-tolerant. Another obvious reason

of

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this

issue is household

waste

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water

.

In other words

, the average person unknowingly wastes up to 30 gallons of

water

every day.

This

problem

could be addressed by launching

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campaign in the media and in schools to educate people about how to use less

water

in our daily life.

For example

,by turning off the faucet while doing oral care or watering the plants in the evening to minimize evaporation. To conclude, more than 180 million people are now affected by

water

poverty. The responsibility of tackling

this

problem

lies not only in the hands of citizens but

also

requires the Agriculture Ministry help. Action must be taken urgently,

otherwise

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we will face catastrophic results in the future.