world water development report

safe drinking water The report released by the United Nations is shocking. The report released by the United Nations states that the estimated annual cost to provide clean drinking water to all people by 2023 and 2030 is between $ 600 billion to $ 1 trillion. However, equally important is partnering with investors, financiers, governments and climate change communities to ensure that money is channeled in ways that sustain the environment and protect those two billion people, said Richard Connor, editor-in-chief of the report. provide potable water to those who do not have access to safe drinking water, as well as ensure access to sanitation for 3.6 million people.

According to the report, globally water use has been growing at a rate of about one percent per year over the past 40 years and is expected to increase at the same rate until 2050 due to population growth, socio-economic development and changing consumption patterns. Connor said the real growth in demand is being seen in developing countries and emerging economies, where there are signs of rapid industrial growth and population growth. He said that the demand is increasing maximum in urban areas only. Conor said that globally 70 percent of water is used in the agriculture sector to make irrigation of crops more efficient. In some countries ‘drip’ irrigation is now used, which saves water. Due to this, water is dripped drop by drop in the roots. He said that this would make more water available to the cities. According to the report, due to climate change, rainwater scarcity will increase in areas where it is currently available in abundance, such as Central Africa, East Asia and parts of South America, and its availability will worsen in those areas. , where water is already scarce, such as West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Conor said that as far as water pollution is concerned, the biggest source of it is untreated waste water. He said that globally 80 per cent of the wastewater is released into the environment without any treatment. At the same time, in many developing countries this figure is around 99 percent.

According to the report, 26 percent of the world’s population does not have access to safe drinking water while 46 percent people are far from basic sanitation. Looking at the facts, we need to save drinking water and maintain cleanliness at every level. In our religious texts, what is considered the first happiness and health. If there is no clean water to drink and we are away from basic hygiene, then a healthy body cannot even be imagined. That’s why both clean water and cleanliness should be the priority of our life.

– Irwin Khanna (Chief Editor, Dainik Uttam Hindu)