One in nine has no access to clean water
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note that for all its importance in maintaining life, less than 1% of the world's water is actually available for us to use (and this fast becoming polluted)....about 2% is locked up in the polar ice caps, and about 97% is undrinkable sea water!!!! exact figure from article here if u want proof:
Only 2.5 per cent of the water on earth is fresh. And of that, just 1 per cent is easily accessible, with much of the rest trapped in ice caps and glaciers. That means only 0.007 per cent of the planet's water is available to its more than seven billion people.
What caught my eye also is the mention of rice being a 'thirsty' crop....indeed, eating rice is bad for mother nature; eating meat is worst!!! So you see, our life-style habits (use of aircon, driving cars), including our diet, can impact mother nature....Going Green entails a change on our daily habits, which may require us to forgo some of the comforts that we've been used to, and even our tradition of eating rice? These are sacrifices we have to make, we will not be willing to do so unless there is an awareness of the impacts of our actions, as well as a strong love for mother nature.....But these two ingredient for change there in us? In a place like Singapore, the media and internet can instil that awareness, but the lack of contact with mother nature may mean that there is no opportunity to cultivate that much needed love.....so what if we know she is bleeding, if we dont care or feel for her? coz we hardly see her in Singapore...how to care for or love someone if you donrt see her often? How often do you come into contact with Mother Nature in Singapore? Can she even be found in her resplendent and beautiful form that can make us love her? Food for thought....
note that for all its importance in maintaining life, less than 1% of the world's water is actually available for us to use (and this fast becoming polluted)....about 2% is locked up in the polar ice caps, and about 97% is undrinkable sea water!!!! exact figure from article here if u want proof:
Only 2.5 per cent of the water on earth is fresh. And of that, just 1 per cent is easily accessible, with much of the rest trapped in ice caps and glaciers. That means only 0.007 per cent of the planet's water is available to its more than seven billion people.
What caught my eye also is the mention of rice being a 'thirsty' crop....indeed, eating rice is bad for mother nature; eating meat is worst!!! So you see, our life-style habits (use of aircon, driving cars), including our diet, can impact mother nature....Going Green entails a change on our daily habits, which may require us to forgo some of the comforts that we've been used to, and even our tradition of eating rice? These are sacrifices we have to make, we will not be willing to do so unless there is an awareness of the impacts of our actions, as well as a strong love for mother nature.....But these two ingredient for change there in us? In a place like Singapore, the media and internet can instil that awareness, but the lack of contact with mother nature may mean that there is no opportunity to cultivate that much needed love.....so what if we know she is bleeding, if we dont care or feel for her? coz we hardly see her in Singapore...how to care for or love someone if you donrt see her often? How often do you come into contact with Mother Nature in Singapore? Can she even be found in her resplendent and beautiful form that can make us love her? Food for thought....
posted by Dark Shadow | 1:33 AM
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