Water conservation
Have you thought about water as a limited global resource? It’s one good reason to pay attention to how much water we all use. According to the United Nations Development Program, water is one of the biggest indicators of social and economic health. That is, the more fresh water there is, the better off people are.
The good news is that since 1990, the number of people with access to clean water has grown by 1.6 billion. But UN computer models suggest that the combination of climate change and an increasing global population may lead to six billion people facing water shortages by 2050 unless we all get serious about conservation.
Saving water does more than make sure there’s enough to go around. It also conserves energy and helps prevent the global warming that’s harming water supplies in the first place.
Using less water means less need for water pumping, distribution, and desalinization. All of these processes require energy, and that has an impact on the global climate, too. In fact, according to the Worldwatch Institute, reducing these energy-intensive services could actually have a bigger impact than mandating that homes and business use less energy. So it’s clear that it’s time to conserve every drop.
Do your part. Use less.
Save water outside.
Save water indoors.
Photo by Afonso Lima
