Water, Water, No where…..!
S.K.Khanna
Many years ago Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the author of the longest poem in English language, 'the Rime of the Ancient Mariner' reflected the people's water woes around him stating painfully; Water, Water Everywhere, but not a drop to drink! If he was alive today noticing the current grim water situation across the globe due to the scarcity of water exacerbated by climate change, he would have described people's water woes differently; Water, Water, no where...!
World Bank in its latest report on water scarcity across the globe has aptly stated, water scarcity is a major threat to economic growth and stability around the world and climate change is making the problem worse.
If countries do not take action to better water management resources, there could be long period of negative economic growth in various regions, countries should enact policies that will help them manage water sustainability for years ahead, the report concludes.
Many years ago Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the author of the longest poem in English language, 'the Rime of the Ancient Mariner' reflected the people's water woes around him stating painfully; Water, Water Everywhere, but not a drop to drink! If he was alive today noticing the current grim water situation across the globe due to the scarcity of water exacerbated by climate change, he would have described people's water woes differently; Water, Water, no where...!
World Bank in its latest report on water scarcity across the globe has aptly stated, water scarcity is a major threat to economic growth and stability around the world and climate change is making the problem worse.
If countries do not take action to better water management resources, there could be long period of negative economic growth in various regions, countries should enact policies that will help them manage water sustainability for years ahead, the report concludes.
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