Intelligent Control of Water Resources

Water covers 70% of our planet. If you think this figure is reassuring and wonder why should we care about such a plentiful resource, then think again. Water scarcity is a growing issue. According to several UN reports, it will directly affect nearly 20% of the human population by 2025. By 2040, roughly 1 in 4 children worldwide will be living in areas of extremely high-water stress. This is not limited to developing countries. Indeed, freshwater - the one we drink, bathe, grow our vegetables with, and cook with - is incredibly rare. Only 3% of the world's water is fresh water, and two-thirds of that is hidden away in frozen glaciers or unavailable for use. According to several NGO's, about 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month of the year. Climate change and a growing population are the main reasons for this but they aren't the only ones: collapsed infrastructure and distribution systems, pollution, conflict, overloaded water systems, and poor management of water resources are just a few of the human factors that are increasingly denying people their right to safe water and sanitation.

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Dr. Shahide Dehghan, Doctor, Departamento de Geografía, Filial de Najafabad, Universidad Islámica Azad, Najafabad, Irán. Sus conocimientos técnicos son climatología, análisis estadístico, geografía, riesgos geonaturales, geomorfología, análisis de factores, análisis de datos, cambio climático, atmósfera, calentamiento global, ciencias del clima, inversión en seguros, recursos hídricos.