Water is in short supply in many countries of the world, but consumption of water by families is increasing. Why is this happening? What can be done to preserve water?

Water

is one of the most important resources on earth.There is a shortage of

water

in most countries,

however

, the

water

consumed by households keeps rising.

This

essay will explain the reasons for

water

shortage and give some solutions to combat the

water

crisis

. There are several factors that contribute to the

water

crisis

across the globe. One of the main reasons is climate change where the rise in temperature affects the

water

level drastically to ground level.

For instance

, more than 50% of households in Accra experience periodic purified

water

supply

as a result

of massive drying of

water

levels from

water

bodies. Another factor is the lack of source of

water

, most of the

water

supply is from the

water

bodies

such

as lakes, rivers and streams.

Nonetheless

,

water

from these bodies is not sufficient for the growing population in many countries.

For example

,

water

supply from the Akosombo Dam on supply 20% of Accra's population.

Finally

, the unavailability of advanced technology to treat

water

from other sources like seawater for human consumption. The effect of scarcity of

water

has a devastating effect on most nations,

however

, countries should come up with the results of

this

disaster. Nations should explore other sources of

water

such

as boreholes and desalination

in addition

to rivers and lakes.

For example

, less than a decade ago, Ghana constructed its first desalination plant.

In addition

, consistent advancement in technology is one of the solutions to the

water

crisis

where advanced machinery is used to treat hard

water

to soft

water

for human use.

For instance

,

water

from boreholes usually hard

water

can be treated with modern technology by extracting the salt compound .

Lastly

, there should be high tariffs on the

water

supply to regulate the misuse of

water

. People who live in huge estates with artificial garden turns out to waste more

water

on watering their loans. In conclusion,

water

is essential in our daily lives, and the lack of

water

is caused by many factors,

therefore

, measures should be put in place by nations to find results to the

water

crisis

.