Third World Countries Do Not Have Access To Drinking Water

Specific Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to provide a persuasive speech on the issue of water pollution and inaccessibility to clean water in third world countries and offer some plausible solutions. The three solutions are filtration systems, chlorination, and collection grids.

At the beginning of 21st century, droughts and contamination of water around the world were having a huge impact on the quality of life, a decrease of crop production, decrease in drinkable water, and the economy as a whole. In Flint, Michigan, the corrosion of water pipes (resulting from a switch in the water supply) lead to a contamination of the water. Lead seeped into the water, then E. Coli was found, and later on, Flint’s water failed to pass the standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Act when byproducts of chemical purifiers were found. Flint still does not have full access to clean drinking water (Kennedy, 2016). At times like these, people need a way to cheaply purify and, sometimes, desalinate water so they can survive. For most

Two out of every five people living in Sub-Saharan Africa lack safe water. A baby there is 500 times more likely to die from water-related illness than one from the United States. This is a serious ongoing issue that requires the rest of the world to take action. Water spreads diseases easily if the necessary precautions are not taken. Many developing African countries don’t have sewage treatment, or the people don’t have methods to filter and disinfect. Once a person is sick either there is no way to cure them, or medical care is too expensive, so they are left untreated with a high risk of death. Although many believe that the fight for sanitary water in Africa is insurmountable, people in these developing countries can overcome their challenge to access clean water and avoid water-borne diseases through proper sewage treatment facilities, universal water filtration and medical care.

There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is beginning to show its effects in first world countries, but is a current major problem facing lesser developed countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption. In developed countries the population growth has strained available water resources and stretched the ability of governments and private firms to provide safe drinking water to the vast majority of the population. Seventy one percent of

Clean water is essential to our basic needs as human beings and has been acknowledged as a basic human right according to the UN as of July 28, 2010. Still, 1 in 9 (782 million) people don’t have access to clean water, 1 in 3 (2.5 billion) don’t have access to adequate sanitation which results in the spread of often fatal and preventable disease. In a world where 2 in 5 people own a smartphone, it’s easy to forget that for some people even the most basic necessities are hard to come by. Approximately 3.5 million people die every year due to inadequate water supplies. Access to sanitation and safe drinking water could save the lives of 1.5 million children each year.

More than two billion people worldwide live in regions facing water scarcity[2] and in India this is a particularly acute crisis. Millions of Indians currently lack access to clean drinking water, and the situation is only getting worse. India’s demand for water is growing at an alarming rate. India currently has the world’s second largest population, which is expected to overtake

One of the major necessities for humans to live is water. Currently, seven hundred and eighty-three million people do not have access to clean water and as many as eight million people die each year due to this. One in nine people currently living on Earth are not able to adequately hydrate their bodies due to lack of necessary resources. This is unacceptable. It is also unacceptable to ignore the problem and blind yourself with privilege. While the majority of issues with lack of clean drinking water are in Sub-Saharan Africa, we do not have to search too far to see the damages caused because this is happening within our own borders. Flint, Michigan has been battling lead contamination in their water since 2014. America, one of the most developed

Incredible water shortage in the Middle East region has compelled countries to reuse this water for many purposes. Treated wastewater can be used in agriculture, industry, recharging aquifers (Middle East Water Shortage). This method leads to conservation of traditional sources of water which further can be used “for meeting the demand for higher-quality water such as that for drinking, or for high value-added industrial and agricultural uses.” Also the climate fickleness’ influence will lessen by means of reuse. But there are few problems connected with leading treatment into usage. One of them are health and environmental risks (Baroudy 2005, 25-35). Purified in such way water contains bacteria, viruses and parasites (Middle East Water Shortage). Use of treated water can cause different infectious and gastrointestinal diseases. According to Baroudy even contact with this water sometimes can cause allergies and other dermatological illnesses (2005, 25-35). Another problem is that this water has some biological and chemical matter dissolved in it, which can obstruct soil pores. Clogged soil has less ability for leaking which leads to bad irrigation efficiencies (Middle East Water Shortage). But, of course, some standards with the purpose to limit these effects were elaborated. Toughening standards require financial investments (Baroudy 2005, 25-35). Process of waste treatment requires special equipment and construction of special water treatment

Water is taken for granted by many people in the United States. The people could simply go to the nearest water fountain or kitchen faucet to get clean water, but many people, at least a billion, do not have access to clean water. The article, "Clean Water for a Dirty World" introduces three new methods that trap or kill bacteria in the water. The methods include trapping water with xylem, killing germs with the sun, and a filter that kills germs. Because of its effectiveness, the Speedy Filter, developed by a team of eight engineers and chemists, is the best method for helping people obtain clean water.

Water is an essential basic human need. Clean, safe drinking water is scarce and there are millions of people around the world that spend a full day searching for the resource. Worldwide access to clean, safe drinking water is a simple human right and an essential step towards cultivating living standards worldwide. Yet, more than one in nine people still lack dependable access to this valuable source. It is estimated that every person needs 20 - 40 liters of clean, safe water for drinking, cooking, and other factors that affect your health. (Editorials, 2010) The lack of access to improved water affects those living in poor, developing regions; however, even populations living in countries with exceptional water

Fresh water sustains human life and is vital for human health. There is - or at least, was - enough fresh water on Planet Earth for everyone to survive, but due to bad economics, poor infrastructure and a lot of pollution, 844 million people no longer have access to safe water - and that's a growing 844 million. Lakes and rivers are filling with run-off, cow excretions and other forms of pollution, while the oceans become even more contaminated with oil, litter and other human waste. Countries around the world are struggling more and more, to get access clean, hygienic water. Women and children in countries such as Uganda and Ethiopia are forced to devote up to four hours each day, to collect dirty, contaminated water. The walk isn't pleasant and enjoyable - but arduous and dangerous - carrying eighteen kilograms of water, many get hurt; some, are even attacked. The number of people and countries beginning to face this daily struggle is growing rapidly, and it isn't going to stop growing unless we make a change.

Water Purifiers are very easy to make and cheap to buy. In fact, designing your own water filter and purifier from rocks and some paper is a very common project in middle school. A simple solution is the Lifestraw, “The Lifestraw is an inexpensive way to deliver potable water to those in need, and it is considered an icon of humanitarian product design – it was included in Cooper Hewitt’s Design for the Other 90% exhibition, which featured products, architecture, and technology that has a positive impact on under-privileged demographics around the world” (Inhabitat ). People can drink from the Lifestraw from any

Today 3.4 million people die each year due to water related diseases; sadly, many of these deaths are from children age five and under (“Water.org”). Majority of the illnesses are usually due to malnourishment and improper sanitation based on their poor living conditions. What makes these cases even sadder is that most of them could have been completely prevented by simply having fresh water more readily available to the citizens in these countries like Afghanistan and Ethiopia (St. Cyr). Even though some of

Living here in the United States, the worry of whether our drinking water is clean or safe enough to use has never been a reoccurring thought for the population here. Clean, safe, drinking water, has never been a first world problem. If anything, whenever people get thirsty it is very easy for them to go to their kitchen and fill a cup of water from the faucet. Here in the United States, we are privileged enough with not only clean safe drinking water, but access to it in our very own homes. We don’t need to pull our daughters from school just so we can have water in the household, we do not depend on the women of the household to bring water for the family. Here we’re privileged in ways we don’t ever give a second thought to because we will never understand this struggle. At least, not until the crisis in Flint Michigan. But out there in developing countries, it is a different story. Out in Ethiopia for example, they’re in a water crisis from people getting sick and even dying from unsafe drinking water. “Only about 60% of the people in the world have access to improved sanitation” (Skolnik, 2016). Unfortunately, that percentage is cut in half in Africa.

The problem this project is exploring is the lack of attainable sanitary and clean water for impoverished people, also known as the water crisis. The fact that people suffer because they live without clean water while many others waste clean water is an inequality that needs to be solved. This problem greatly affects our world. “783 million people do not have access to clean and safe water worldwide” (WHO/UNICEF. 2010). That is about 1 in every 9 people. Also, “1 in 3 people, or 2.4 billion, are without improved sanitation facilities” (WHO/UNICEF. 2015).