Hey! Water Waster!

Do you agree with me that there is no better feeling than having water in your life when you need it the most? What beats the feeling of a cold shower after a long day under the hot sun?! Or a nice hot bath when the weather is so cold you develop frozen teeth or better still cold water to quench a long term thirst! I need not go any further! You all get the feeling of bliss already.

Water is a basic need for every human being, it is so basic that many who have it fail to pay attention to the possibility of the lack of it. However, the embarrassing reality about water is revealed in a report by the United Nations published in commemoration of the World Water Day that "there are still over 3 billion people who lack basic access to clean water and proper sanitation – of those, 663 million people lack access to drinking water; 2.4 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 1.1 billion still practice open defecation, spreading disease." I'm sure you agree with me that this is an embarrassing fact.

The need for everyone to take action no matter how little to reduce the embarrassing statistics as regards lack of water in the world can be met through collaborative efforts. Our efforts need not be too intense given our limitations as individuals to this extent we suggest 5 simple ways to reduce our water wasting habits.

1. Use no more than you need.
As soothing as that nice bath may be, do not leave the shower running while it's not  in use (figure it out, I can't teach you how to take a shower! Lol). If it's a bucket shower on the other hand, pour no more water than you need ( flee from the habit of carrying the bucket and pouring the water from your head! Trust me I know how beautiful it feels to do that).

2. Drink Enough not Excess.
Medically, the amount of water an individual needs per day has been stipulated, no matter how water greedy  you get, or how cold that bottle of water is do not drink it if your intentions are to have it just as you see it.

3. Recycle Water.
You can use the same amount of water for different purposes. Do not pour water away without thinking of something else that can be done with it.

4. Commit to providing water for a community that lacks it .
It may be by the provision of water for members of the community at strategic points in the community, or by advocacy through campaigns centered around getting leaders or concerned organizations to provide water for the community.

5. Effective Water Disposal 
How you dispose of your waste water is also important. Do not dispose water through channels that are hazardous to the environment. We must bear in mind the fact that as much as water is a blessing to anyone that has it, if not properly managed, it may become a curse a classic example is the wrecking effect of a flood.

Let us all rethink the way we use water and manage the waste we create from the use of water given its importance in the world and the harmful effects of the misuse and mismanagement of it. We are all necessary parties for the achievement of the SDGS, The achievement of Goal 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation is a mandate for everyone! Let's all work hard to get this goal popping!

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