Ethan Kim
Seoul Foreign School
Abstract
Over the past few decades, human activity has increasingly accumulated pressure on clean water resources to the point where we have reached scarcity. Water scarcity has become a global crisis, not only threatening the availability of drinkable water but also impacting the stability of natural ecosystems, economic productivity, and environmental health. Specifically exploring how inefficient irrigation, nutrient runoff, textile production, and urbanization intensify water contamination and exhaustion, the paper suggests respective solutions such as precision irrigation, water recycling, and pollution control systems. Additionally, the essay recognizes the inordinate effect that water scarcity has on marginalized communities, highlighting that limited access to water can disproportionately exacerbate opportunities in health, education, and economics. This paper examines the scope of water scarcity, root causes, diverse impacts, solutions, and future visions for the problem, thus advocating for readers to recognize their role in a collective society to promote sustainable water management and an equitable future for clean water resources.
