{"id":2801,"date":"2020-10-28T13:44:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2801"},"modified":"2024-01-24T02:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:00:12","slug":"effects-of-water-scarcity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-water-scarcity\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of water scarcity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2801\" class=\"elementor elementor-2801\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aa2943 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aa2943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ad95ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Water Scarcity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae324f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0ae324f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-water-scarcity-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2830 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/global-water-scarcity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Global water scarcity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2829 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-scarcity-terms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water scarcity terms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2828 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-freshwater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Freshwater?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2827 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-water-cycle-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The water cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2826 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-treatment\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water treatment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2825 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/threats-to-water-supply\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Threats to water supply<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2824 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-water-scarcity\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of water scarcity<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2823 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/preserving-freshwater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Preserving freshwater<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2822 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-scarcity-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water scarcity factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f4d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f8f4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4db0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e4db0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     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data-id=\"4bd6391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The effects of water scarcity can be grouped into these four broad areas \u2014 Health, Hunger, Education, and Poverty.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Health<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In many developing countries, people have no option but to drink low-quality water from flowing streams, many of which are contaminated. There are many water-borne diseases that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">people die from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Less water also means sewage does not flow, and mosquitoes are other insects that breed on still (stagnant) dirty water. The result is deadly malaria and other infections.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lack of water or quality water causes huge sanitation issues. Clinics, local restaurants, public places of convenience, and many other places are forced to use very little water for cleaning. That compromises the health of the staff and people who use the facilities.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hunger<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It takes a lot of water to grow food and care for animals. Experts say that globally we use 70% of our water sources for agriculture and irrigation and only 10% for domestic uses.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Less water means farming, and other crops that need water to grow have a lower yield. It means farm animals will die, and others will not do well without water. The result is constant hunger and thirst and low quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Education<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a bit hard to see how water and education are related. For many people in other parts of the world, children have to be up at dawn to collect water for the family. They have to walk for several miles to get water. The children get tired, and some have to miss school as a result. Doing this for many years takes away school times, and the cycle continues. In other places, girls and women are not allowed to go to school at all so that they can serve the family by getting water and taking care of other family needs.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Poverty<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Access to quality water is key to economic prosperity and better living standards. Businesses and schools thrive when people come to work on time and not have to spend all morning looking for water. Restaurants, hotels, and shopping places need to keep clean to attract tourists and foreign investments. Manufacturing activities, commercial farms, and mining processes all need a lot of water to thrive. 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