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A 6 page consideration of the question of whether the world will suffer from future water shortages. This paper analyzes two opposing views on the subject. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is determined not just by human need by also by the fact that water is a critical component in world ecology as a whole. While substitutes can be found
for many of the foods needed for an animal or plant to live, there are no substitutes for water. Neither is there a substitute for the role that water
plays in determining habitat types and consequently plant and animal distribution. Many contend that water will become a rare commodity in
the very near future due to poor management practices. Rosegrant, Cai, and Cline (2002) present the thesis that the result will be particularly hard in terms of the worlds
food supplies. These authors insist that farmers will simply be unable to grow enough food to support world need in the face of water shortages that are sure to
manifest given current water management practices (Rosegrant, Cai, and Cline, 2002). Even having enough clean potable water to satisfy world demands could become difficult. Rosegrant, Cai, and Cline
(2002) point out that some one billion individuals around the world currently do not have access to adequate water supplies. Lomborg (2001) offers solace, however, with his thesis that
water is in fact not only plentiful but also renewable. Lomborg (2001) encourages water management tactics that recognize waters true value and that insure it is managed accordingly.
Rosegrant, Cai, and Cline (2002) compelling evidence to support the thesis that food supplies will become imperiled by future water shortages. They
point out that the industrial, domestic, and environmental demands for water result in less water being available for agricultural uses. The scarcity of the resource is intensified even more
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