Just like the saying "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", Water Stress has different meanings around the globe. Remedying water-stress is difficult when few can agree on what the term means for all of them.
Water Stressed Areas
A large part of the world is experiencing stress on its water resources. Severely-stressed areas (red in the accompanying map) include Southwestern United States, northern Mexico, Western and Eastern South America, vast portions of India, Northern China, much of Africa that surrounds the Sahara Desert, southern Africa and Australia (not shown)
Water stress, thus, is a fixture of both developed and developing countries
Water Stress in The Developing World
In Asia and Africa, water stress is defined as lack of water for drinking and sanitation, both basic to human survival and good health.
This stress increases with income disparity for those in lower economic strata as the more affluent can get their water needs satisfied using their economic clout.
But even the affluent in the developing world suffer from water stress. Their stress arises from the ever-increasing water demand from production of goods and services that are the benchmarks defining someone as affluent.
Water Stress in The Developed World
The inability to procure water needed to sustain economic growth and lifestyles is how water stress is defined in affluent countries.
Reducing Global Water Stress
So, it is difficult for all the world to agree on a common definition of water constitutes global water stress. And no globally supported effort can be defined and implemented to cut global water stress.The world's worsening water crisis, continues to further worsen.
Water Stressed Areas
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Water stress, thus, is a fixture of both developed and developing countries
Water Stress in The Developing World
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This stress increases with income disparity for those in lower economic strata as the more affluent can get their water needs satisfied using their economic clout.
But even the affluent in the developing world suffer from water stress. Their stress arises from the ever-increasing water demand from production of goods and services that are the benchmarks defining someone as affluent.
Water Stress in The Developed World
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Reducing Global Water Stress
So, it is difficult for all the world to agree on a common definition of water constitutes global water stress. And no globally supported effort can be defined and implemented to cut global water stress.The world's worsening water crisis, continues to further worsen.
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