Fresh water has always been a limited resource in some parts of the world. Today, however, growing worldwide demand has made this a global problem. What are the causes of the increased demand and what measures could governments and individuals take to respond to this problem?

Water

demand

has been a dramatic

problem

in certain countries all throughout history.

However

, in recent years

this

tendency has spread to almost all the rest of the planet. With the world population rising unstoppably and industries contaminating the

water

sources, actions must be taken from both individuals and governments if there is any hope to save the future of humanity. There are several reasons why the

demand

for freshwater increased considerably during the

last

20 years.

To begin

with, the world population has experienced accelerated growth and the percentage of drinkable

water

remains still in the little and historical 3%.

Therefore

, it is obvious that the

demand

will increase if there are more mouths to attend.

However

, the biggest

problem

is the pollution of the drinkable sources, which are already a minimal portion of the planet's total

water

. Due to the impact of different industries on rivers and lakes, some places that used to be appropriate for human use in the past are no longer advisable for consumption. As a consequence, not only are there more people in the world but

also

the amount of

water

is declining by the day. Actions must be taken from both individuals and governments to address

this

problem

.

First

of all, everyone should be responsible for raising awareness of

water

-saving and efficiency. Especially in wealthy countries where having access to

water

is not a

problem

.

However

, all individual efforts are in vain if there are no clear policies from the government. These include not only banning

water

overuse but

also

investing in scientific developments. Considering the

water

is a limited resource that eventually will run out, encouraging the development of desalinization processes should be a priority for all the authorities. To sum up, the lack of enough

water

supply to face a never-ending

demand

is now a worldwide concern. Actions must be taken to save every single drop of

water

on a personal basis but most importantly as a community. If governments do not address

this

problem

immediately, consequences could be devastating for the whole of humanity.