Sustainable Methods for Managing & Using Water Resources

It could be love, money, family, phone, etc, depending on people’s perspectives. However, water is the most important resource for our living because, without water, there is no life. We drink, wash, clean, and use it every day. Nevertheless, we don’t know that it is a valuable resource and instead we waste it. Many people around the world suffer from a shortage of water. According to the United Nations report, they stated that “By 2025, 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity.” Since this is a big issue around the world, we should promote sustainable methods for managing and using water resources.

First of all, global retailers and food companies work and emphasize preserving water by volunteering in conservatory efforts. We could apply collective action to the city or your neighborhood. This could make us reflect on ourselves as a person who uses a big amount of water. Certain companies are leading such change with notable actions. According to the New York Times, Anders Berntell, the California Water Action brought companies operating in California altogether, including Nestlé Waters, to protect California’s water resources. They applied collective action to its water bottling operations. For example, for Nestlé Waters, Nestlé Pakistan helped to improve water quality for neighboring farmers and the community. Also, the Sheikhupura factory has put the Nestlé Commitment to guide its water support efforts and constantly upgrade its operations to the latest standards in global technology. Furthermore, Korea Pulmuone Waters works on preserving water by using labels that could easily get peeled off. Likewise, volunteering in conservatory efforts as a company could really make a notable difference in sustainability. 

Second, another method we should promote is taking action by thinking of how much water we use each day and calculate them in order to manage water resources; basically, reflecting on ourselves. This could motivate people to try, conserve water in their daily lives, and show that it is a good sign because then all of us could make a better world or living. Some organizations reflected and estimated the preservation of water which was a significant action to take. According to the United Nations, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Regional Strategic Programme Coordinator brought up this issue and discussed different kinds of ways or causes that could happen. He stated, “For food and nutritional needs, the requirement is between 2,000 and 5,000 liters per person, depending on diet, or “roughly one liter per kilo-calorie.” Also, he emphasized that to strengthen food security given that the world population is estimated to cross the nine billion mark, this could highlight the issue of water scarcity.” This was also related to the sustainable goal number 6, Clean Water, and Sanitation. So they are assured to work on it by strengthening the people, community, and ecosystems. They employed large harvesting methods for agricultural purposes. Also, they strengthened governance, employed water saving with technologies, as well as useful plans, and food security which also could connect to water. Similarly, taking action by employing water savings and employing large harvesting methods as an organization could make a difference in society. 

Lastly, the method we should promote is taking action by communicating about the cause of this situation with people or participating in campaigns. This could make different kinds of methods altogether and strive with them in reality. Communicating with different organizations or companies in campaigns could make a noteworthy effect. According to the World Economic Forum, they explained that even though a lot of people are trying different ways to solve this situation, there is a serious crisis that is going on. Water could be linked to the global climate crisis. Climate change increases inconsistency within the water cycle, causing extraordinary climate occasions, lessening the consistency of water accessibility, influencing water quality, and undermining feasible advancement and biodiversity around the world. However, they tried to solve the problem by requiring more speculation: strides in hydrological information, educating, administrating, improvement, chance appraisal, and information sharing.

Overall, we could promote actions by volunteering, reflecting on ourselves, and discussing or participating in campaigns to manage the water resources. In addition, a suggestion that could preserve water is to, “Think Globally, Act Locally.” We should think about it all together but take action provincially. Every action empowers and it will all build up together to preserve water and form one sustainable society.