Global Water Crisis – A Brief Note In this very Brief Discussion we shall try to highlight that at this moment we are facing severe water crisis globally and this will be clear from the following hard facts – · Everyday more than 800 children under 5 die from diarrhea caused by polluted water, lack of proper sanitation and unsafe hygiene practices ; · 785 million people lack access to clean water ; · Women and girls spend an estimated 200 million hours bringing water every day ; · The average woman in rural Africa walks 6 kilometers everyday to bring 40 pounds of water ; · 200,00,00,000 people on our planet live without access to adequate sanitation ; Special Sufferings of Women & Girls In poor families of Asia, Africa and South America which comprise the vast majority of the global population of this section, the women & girls often bear the burden of carrying water for their families
Threat of Climate Change Towards Children Climate change is now a global issue ; Various man made activities, like increasing use of fossil fuel, industrial emission of green-house gases, uncontrolled deforestation etc. are mainly responsible for a continuous increase of global temperature which gives rise to the shrinking of arctic glaciers, rising of sea level etc. The weather has become more extreme, both hot and cold – as has rainfall & drought in different parts of the world ; The sum total impact of all these is the change of climate which is not natural, but clearly man made ; We, the so called civilized human beings are solely responsible for this ; How Children are Affected - Children, mainly infants are more vulnerable to heat waves and coldness ; - Poor air quality from climate change can cause breathing problems, especially in