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An article written by UNICEF defines water scarcity as, “limits access to safe water for drinking
and for practicing basic hygiene at home, in schools and in health-care facilities.” (UNICEF, 2023). Water
is such an essential resource and to think that people have to go without it is devastating.
This basic necessity is something that 2.1 billion people in the world are not able to access. The
article, Water 4 the Problem states, “Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking-water source
contaminated with feces.” (Hangen, 2021). Contaminated water causes over 842,000 deaths each year. A
key competency that can be utilized in this situation could be strategic thinking
. Whether it is creating
interventions to better the situation or finding stakeholders to make sure people have access to water.
In the Ted Talk, “A creative solution for the water crisis in Fint, Michigan,” Latoya Frazier speaks
about the contaminated water crisis. The key competency that she relates to is interpersonal thinking.
She educates people on the crisis, but she is also realizing that it is going to take a lot of people to make
a difference. She states that it is going to take help from fundraisers, government relief, and even Nestle.
With her hard work they were able to provide 120,000 gallons of clean water. It goes to show that when
people come together, they can make a difference.
Water scarcity is not a problem that can be solved overnight. It takes a lot of money, people, and
resources to be able to provide people of the world with clean water. The act that 2.1 billion people do
not have accessibility to clean water is heartbreaking. However, there are many steps that we can take to
ensure that people finally get to have this basic human necessity.
Citations:
Water scarcity. UNICEF. (n.d.). https://www.unicef.org/wash/water-scarcity
Problem. Water4. (2023, March 27). https://water4.org/problem/?
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Ted Talk:
Frazier, L. R. (n.d.). A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. LaToya Ruby Frazier: A
creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan | TED Talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/latoya_ruby_frazier_a_creative_solution_for_the_water_crisis_in_flint_mich
igan
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