Water
Good morning to all judges, teachers, fellow contestants andaudiences. I would grasp this honour today to tell about
WATER
water is the most imp thing on earth.without water no life.We take it for granted, we waste it, and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles.
And still, today, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don't have access to it.
Clean, safe drinking water is scarce. It is the foundation of life, a basic human need. Yet today, all around the world, far too many people spend their entire day searching for it.
Simply put, water scarcity is either the lack of enough water (quantity) or lack of access to safe water (quality).
It's hard for most of us to imagine that clean, safe water is not something that can be taken for granted. But, in the developing world, finding a reliable source of safe water is often time consuming and expensive. This is known as economic scarcity. Water can be found...it simply requires more resources to do it.
In other areas, the lack of water is a more profound problem. There simply isn't enough. That is known as physical scarcity.
The problem of water scarity is a growing one. As more people put ever increasing demands on limited supplies, the cost and effort to build or even maintain access to water will increase. And water's importance to political and social stability will only grow with the crisis.
In some places, it is simply dry. Water is hard to find. In others, this most critical need is literally only a few feet below ground waiting to sustain life.
The Importance of Water
There’s no doubt that water is important. Not only do we humans use it just about every day, but every living thing needs it to live. It has helped form the Earth as we know it, and it covers over 70% of the Earth. Even where there is land, much of it is covered in ice, which is obviously just solid water. The importance of water is clear to us in many ways, and we can’t overlook it.
WATER
water is the most imp thing on earth.without water no life.We take it for granted, we waste it, and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles.
And still, today, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don't have access to it.
Clean, safe drinking water is scarce. It is the foundation of life, a basic human need. Yet today, all around the world, far too many people spend their entire day searching for it.
Simply put, water scarcity is either the lack of enough water (quantity) or lack of access to safe water (quality).
It's hard for most of us to imagine that clean, safe water is not something that can be taken for granted. But, in the developing world, finding a reliable source of safe water is often time consuming and expensive. This is known as economic scarcity. Water can be found...it simply requires more resources to do it.
In other areas, the lack of water is a more profound problem. There simply isn't enough. That is known as physical scarcity.
The problem of water scarity is a growing one. As more people put ever increasing demands on limited supplies, the cost and effort to build or even maintain access to water will increase. And water's importance to political and social stability will only grow with the crisis.
In some places, it is simply dry. Water is hard to find. In others, this most critical need is literally only a few feet below ground waiting to sustain life.
The Importance of Water
There’s no doubt that water is important. Not only do we humans use it just about every day, but every living thing needs it to live. It has helped form the Earth as we know it, and it covers over 70% of the Earth. Even where there is land, much of it is covered in ice, which is obviously just solid water. The importance of water is clear to us in many ways, and we can’t overlook it.