University of Phoenix
Science 256: People, Science, and the Environment
Resource Shortage Paper
7Feb05
Resource 2.
Awareness is growing that water is a renewable but scarce and precious resource, which must be carefully managed if future water crises are to be avoided. Water is vital to all life and central to all efforts to eliminate poverty. However, there are still over a billion people living without access to safe water supplies and sanitation is minimal for over one third of the planet's population.
Freshwater ecosystems are in a poor state of health in many parts…
