There are some special occasions, to remember, to protect and celebrate the existence of a very important value in our lives ... Here is the March 22 World Water Day, too.
Water is so valuable in our lives that it is very difficult to measure. In our country, water reaches to almost every house, work place, school and hospital, water flows in the drinking water quality from the city mains water, sewerage works smoothly and waste water is properly disposed.
It is hard to measure the value of our life in our water, but we can only understand it when we are thirsty, but the days are getting longer and more polluted, the water is overfilled with global warming, the melting glaciers and rising sea level, some species living in the sea are disappearing due to pollution, world water day is unfortunately more important every year because of the reasons.
Today's meaning and importance is great, because of the importance of water in our lives ... Well, are we conscious enough? Are we sufficiently knowledgeable about issues such as water quality, quantity, reuse and saving in the world?
We have plenty of water in our world. Do we draw water on a planet with 70% water? Even if it gets dirty, the nature will be cleaned, and the technology will be very developed. Waste water facilities will be available everywhere. Will the big water pollute my pet bottle? " Remember, however, that the amount of water available in drinking water in the world is very small and it is extremely costly to convert the remaining salt water into potable water.
Yes, 70% of our world is water, but 97% of it is salt. So it is not suitable for drinking. The remaining 3% is under the ice, underground etc. it is unattainable. So we can only drink 0.5% of the world's water. This CLEAN water is also an endless source.
In order to raise attention to the increasing water problems and to raise awareness, one day a year, it is necessary to understand the water issue closely.
Water is a vital resource for the continuity of the nation by being the most basic necessity of the individual and the source of the main economic activities. The continuation of social and economic activities depends on having a clean and sufficient supply of water. The development of water resources directly contributes to economic productivity and social refinement. On the other hand, as the population and economic activities increase, many countries are rapidly suffering from water shortages or their economic development is restricted. In the direction of sustainable development policy, conserving water resources should be developed at all levels of local, regional, national and international level.
Water, the source of life, 3/4 of the world; 80% of our body is water. The water we drink into the blood, shower, rain and rain we love, but we are afraid of flooding.
Water is very important for people. But on the other hand, the increase of the world population, climate change due to global warming, the distribution of water on the earth and the way it is used lead to serious water related problems. Here are some of the facts on this subject:
2017 year
Every year, a theme of water problems is chosen. This year's theme is "why waste water?" The reason for this problem is to reduce waste water and to ensure recycling. Waste water is a valuable resource and ensures sustainable development.
This year we focus on ways to reduce and reuse wastewater as more than 80% of our wastewater in our homes, cities, industry and agriculture is polluted by the environment, valuable nutrients and other recoverable materials are lost.
We need to improve the collection of waste water, refine it and use it safely. At the same time, we need to reduce the amount of waste water we produce and the pollution load to help protect the environment and water resources.
Opportunities for using waste water as a resource are very high. Reliably managed waste water; economic, sustainable water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials.
This theme is largely related to expansion facilities and can be achieved in large industrial and agricultural scales. However, with the personal efforts of the household waste, important recycling and recovery can be achieved. The simplest example of this can be given as a reuse of handwashing water in the reservoir.
What are the effects of water pollution?
Water pollution affects people as well as all ecology. The growing population is causing our diseases that are polluted by the advancing technology to increase. It is also responsible for the depletion of living species, the mutation, and even the depletion of their generation.
The balance of dirty water also becomes heavy every day. The industrial wastes of the developed countries are underdeveloped while the underdeveloped and developing countries are experiencing insufficient infrastructure and purification problems.
Water pollution and water access by numbers:
• 1 billion people in the world live without clean water. This is about 145 percent, which means that the middle-income country does not have access to clean water.
• Today, there are more than 663 million people living without a safe water source close to their home. They have to make long and dangerous nature walks to remote dirty water sources in their homes.
• Children under the age of 5 can be protected from diarrheal disease only through clean water, thus preventing the death of 361,000 children per year. This figure will prevent 5.8% of children in this age group from dying from illness.
• 842,000 people lose their lives per year due to unsafe, poor treatment and hygiene conditions (WHO / UNICEF 2014 / WHO 2014)
• More than 80% of community-generated wastewater is returned to the ecosystem in general, untreated or reused. (Sato et al., 2013)
• Today, 1.8 billion people use drinking water polluted with feces and risking them to suffer from cholera, dysentery, typhoid and childhood paralysis.
• More progress has been made in access to drinking water than in previous years. In 2015, 6.6 billion people or 91 percent of the global population used an improved drinking water source compared to 82 percent in 2000. Despite this improvement, an estimated 663 million people have used untreated water resources or surface waters this year. Moreover, all developed resources are not secure. In 2012, for example, it is estimated that at least 1.8 billion people are exposed to sources of contaminated drinking water contaminated with fecal material.
The importance of saving water
Water that is important to every drop needs to be conserved by saving. With this awareness, we can save tons of water each year. For example, just brushing your teeth in the morning and evening (I do not know if you still have water left) will save you 30 days a day and about 757 liters a month.
Education is important
A new generation with a very high awareness is growing. Any kind of information is easily accessible. Any information we can give them, any good behavior we can win will help save future generations.
For this we should try to explain the importance of water as parents at home, as well as the problems that we may be having when we are thirsty. It is also necessary to create water loving and consciousness in children by explaining this subject in the same way with experiments, presentations and examples in schools.
Fresh water is a human right. Please protect her.
World Water Happy Today!
