World Water Crisis

In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 as "World Water Day" to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. World Water Day is celebrated since 1993. Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world’s population) lack access to safe drinking water. The lack of clean, safe drinking water is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day. Water is essential to the treatment of diseases, something especially critical for children and aged people.

The amount of water in the world is finite. The number of us is growing fast and our water use is growing even faster. This problem isn’t confined to a particular region of the world. A third of the world's population lives in water-stressed countries now. By 2025, this is expected to rise to two-thirds.

The world water crisis is created by a confluence of factors including climate and geography, lack of water systems and infrastructure, and natural and man-made pollution of water resources. The crisis is worst in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Countries depend only on rains for drinking water. The lack of clean water, coupled with the lack of basic sanitation and a dearth of hygiene education, is one of the largest obstacles to progress and development in these regions and across the world. Time has come to use hi-tech for the production of pure drinking water.

Let all the citizens of the world get sensitized about the world water scarcity which may lead to one of the largest public health issues of our time. World media should wake up to this reality.

Save Water. Do not pollute water. Consume less water. Water is precious.