Saturday, October 16, 2010

Blog Action Day: El Agua es Vida

Bit late for this entry as it should have been posted yesterday.

Firstly let me warn you that water is our most precious natural resource. Misuse of it and negligence will lead to problems like drought and indirectly affect climate change.



Drought typically happens in Australia, particularly in South East of Australia. The agricultural sector suffers and decline in rural productivity will eventually felt by the nation as it impacts the economy. It also impacts the quality of water and it increases the risk of bush fires and dust storms.

We also cannot not mention the climate change and what its doing to our environment as each of us has our own social environmental responsibilities to upheld. Otherwise we will see the deterioration of our natural ecosystem balance. And it would not be long 'til we suffer the consequences. We can already somehow see how it slowly affects our climate, i.e., global warming.

I've experienced abundance and scarcity. Back in Manila we use the tabo system (dipper to fix usage of water) and recycle water like use water to wash plates and eventually use it to water plants. There was also a time when we have to go all the way to Camella (nearby neighbourhood) just to get our share of water.

My message is let us do our share in conserving water. Report leaking faucet. Be mindful that we don't abuse its usage. Use machines like laundry and dishwashing effectively.

Just because we have it doesn't mean we are allowed to waste it. Remember water is life.

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