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World of Water

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Water Essay- World of Water “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry”- Thomas Fuller The whole world has been thinking for last three decades that we are facing an uncertain energy future, but we ignored a bigger crisis which is water. It seems that we have abundant water, clean water and we will never run out of it, but we will very soon. People do make a point that water is limitless as it cannot be destroyed after it is being used, it just gets dirty. It can be reused. There are plenty of wastewater recycling and saltwater desalination plants. They can produce as much water as we like which will be clean and portable. Scientists have demonstrated how water can be pulled from air from deserts if need be. The essence of the problem is that fresh water requires energy and money (to build and run the water treatment plants). As of now, Countries don’t want to spend a lot of money to produce fresh water. Access to water is considered as a basic human right, s