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¶ … Water Management
Contemporary Issue in Management
One of the most important and essential things needed for the healthy maintenance and socio-economic development of the world's ecosystems is water. Proper management of water resources play an important role in reducing poverty and promoting a better livelihood in the community. The life of almost everyone, young or old, rich or poor, is closely associated with water in some way or another. However, the increasing rates of urbanization in the past few years have also resulted in an increase in demand of clean drinking water. This seems problematic because it is now putting quite a stress on the available water resources. Population estimates show that the planet's population is likely to shoot upto 8 billion by the year 2030 and it would be impossible to feed them all if issues regarding water management are not resolved (Pietersen & Beekman). Moreover, at the rate at which the world's economy is currently growing, energy demands are very likely to be raised in the upcoming years and without proper water management methods,...
Hence, it is very crucial at this stage to manage the existing water resources of the world properly.
To resolve an issue, one must first identify where the root cause actually lies. Problems in water management have been arising greatly due to unorganized schemes of urbanisation and industrialisation. Natural water reserves are constantly being threatened with the increased construction of infrastructure such as roads, bridges and railways ("Water management -,"). The rapid industrialisation and the pursuit of a better economy with good infrastructure have further boasted the demand for water. Industries have become the major consumer of water. Water is thought to be the best industrial solvent. The processes such as tanning, dying and the overall mixing of chemicals would be impossible without water. But due to improper ways of discharging waste products, these hazardous solutions are usually released directly into the water bodies, thus leading to an increasing shortage of drinking water (Pietersen &…
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Pietersen, K., & Beekman, H. (n.d.). Freshwater. Retrieved from http://www.unep.org/DEWA/Africa/docs/en/aeo-2/chapters/aeo-2_ch04_FRESHWATER.pdf
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