A Clean Water Crisis

Pakistan may become the most water-stressed nation in the region by 2040 because of multiple factors, including climate change, population explosion, mismanagement of the water economy, primitive irrigation practices, an obsolete water transmission infrastructure, ck of reservoirs, etc. The country already ranks 14th among the 17 ‘extremely high water-risk regions in the world, a list that includes hot and dry countries like Saudi Arabia. The water you drink today has likely been around in one form or another since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, hundreds of millions of years ago While the amount of freshwater on the p lanet has remained fairly constant over time—continually recycled through the atmosphere and back into our cups—the population has exploded. This means that every year competition for a clean, copious supply of water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and sustaining life intensifies.

While the amount of freshwater on the planet has remained fairly constant over time—continually recycled through the atmosphere and back into our cups—the population has exploded. This means that every year competition for a clean, copious supply of water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and sustaining life intensifies. Water scarcity is an abstract concept to many and a stark reality for others. It is the result of myriad environmental, political, economic, and social forces. Freshwater makes up a very small fraction of all water on the planet. While nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. The rest is saline and ocean-based. Even then, just 1 percent of our freshwater is easily accessible, with much of it trapped in glaciers and snowfields. In essence, only 0.007 percent of the planet's water is available to fuel and feed its 6.8 billion people.

  Due to geography, climate, engineering, regulation, and competition for resources, some regions seem relatively flush with freshwater, while others face drought and debilita ting pollution. In much of the developing world, clean water is either hard to come by or a commodity that requires laborious work or significant currency to obtain. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2303833/the-plight-of-water-scarce-tharparkar https://www.dawn.com/news/1689608 Severe water Crisis in Pakistan.