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Aquatic Struggles
Shortage in water parallel to climate change and global heating interests everybody closely. Everyone both lacking and in excess of water are affected or will be affected in one way or the other. Countries lacking water are already been affected negatively. However, countries in excess of water will also be affected indirectly soon. Because if these countries could not agree on the same point, an aquatic war seems inevitable. Therefore, sustainable consumption of water does not concern only the people of countries lacking water but also those in excess of water.
Some measures to be taken in this context in terms of state-institution and household are as follows:
a) State:
* This matter should be taken into agenda in international debates before aquatic struggles start.
* Agreements concerning sustainable consumption of water should be undersigned by all countries and measures must be taken accordingly.
b) Institution:
* Technologies for removing or minimizing the water leakages should be used.
* Technologies for recylcing water at maximum level must be used.
* Intensive informative programmes (written, verbal, audio-visual) for safe consumption of water should be organized.
* Necessary technological preparations for obtaining water of drinking-irrigation from the sea should be done.
c) Household:
* Water must be consumed as needed. It should be understood that water is no longer an item which can be consumed as much as desired by paying money.
* Water saving equipments (tap, laundry-dishwasher machines etc.) should be used.
* In the bathroom, one should not use basin or its usage should be minimized.
* Water in a 2x4x1.5 meter pool corresponds to the need of a 4 person family for one week. Therefore, one should give up using pool or its usage must be minimized.
By "The Law of Scarcity" in the Economics, it is asserted that "rare items are valuable" and example of diamond and water is studied. In this context, it is stated that water is less valuable although it is a very basic requirement for human being whereas diamond is more valuable which is used only for personal satisfaction. It seems that one day all diamonds in the world would not be able to reach the value of even a small drop of water. Therefore, everybody should do his/her best for sustainable consumption of water before that day comes.