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Challenges<\/h1>\n
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According to my Grandparents, when people have not been loving and kind, the water goes away. When one does not treat Elders and the young well, the water is offended. The water table will drop and the rain clouds will go away. If one is not respectful of the trees, the water will go away.\u00a0 When there’s a drought it means one must reinstate water appreciation and other such ceremonies. (Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, Learning Cherokee Ways: The Ywahoo Path<\/em>, p. 55)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1. What’s Actually Behind Cape Town’s Water Crisis<\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2018\/02\/cape-town-water-crisis\/553076\/<\/a><\/p>\n

“By current calculations, \u201cDay Zero,\u201d the dystopian term for the date by which the city is expected to run out of water, and when all water will be rerouted to emergency pick up points, is June 4<\/span><\/span>. This will mark the first time that a major modern city has run out of municipal water.”\u00a0\u00a0 The Atlantic:\u00a0 <\/b>February 15, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richard Poplak<\/p>\n

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2. Water Scarcity is Here to Stay<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.fin24.com\/Finweek\/Featured\/water-scarcity-is-here-to-stay-20180130<\/a><\/p>\n

“In the developed world, California recently buckled under a severe five-year drought which resulted in water cuts for both farms and urban areas, costing the state’s economy an estimated $2.7bn in 2015 alone.” \u00a0 FInWeek<\/b>:\u00a0 Water Scarcity is Here to Stay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jan 30 2018 10:45\u00a0 Mariam Isa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

3.Global Physical and Economic Water Scarcity<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/water-facts\/scarcity\/#<\/a><\/p>\n

“Water stress is when annual water supplies drop below 1,700 m3 per person. When annual water supplies drop below 1,000 m3 per person, the population faces water scarcity, and below 500 m3 is termed absolute scarcity.”<\/p>\n

4. Rural America’s Drinking-Water Crisis<\/span><\/h3>\n

https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/147011\/rural-americas-drinking-water-crisis<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n

Feb 12, 2018 – <\/span>February 12, 2018<\/em>. \u201cI’ll be honest with you,\u201d said Gary Michael Hunt. \u201cYou never know when you go in there and turn on the faucet if you have water<\/em>, or if you ain’t going to have no water<\/em>.\u201d …<\/span>Hunt\u2019s not alone: More than a thousand of his neighbors in Martin County regularly have to deal with creaky faucets that sometimes spew liquids of various scents and hues.” \u00a0 The New Republic<\/b>:\u00a0 Rural America’s Drinking-Water Crisis\u00a0\u00a0 February 12, 2018\u00a0\u00a0 Sarah Jones & Emily Atkin<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Communities Where Water Has Been Plentiful Are Not Immune<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/africa-capetown-water-shortage-drought-canada-rockies-glacier-1.4564616<\/a><\/p>\n

“Cape Town is close to becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water. As the South African city confronts its water crisis, scientists in Canada warn that a similar situation is possible here.” CBC News:<\/strong>\u00a0‘It’s not impossible’: Western Canada’s risk of water shortages rising. March 14, 201<\/span>8 Erin Collins, CBC
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6. Microplastics in 93% of Bottled Water<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/bottled-water-microplastics-1.4575045<\/a><\/p>\n

“The image of bottle water as clean and pure is being challenged by a global investigation that found the water tested is often contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.”\u00a0 CBC News marketplace: <\/strong><\/span>Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study March 14, 2018 \u00a0David Common, Eric Szeto,<\/span> CBC News<\/span><\/div>\n
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7. Access to “Clean” Water and Sanitation For All
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http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/water-and-sanitation\/<\/a>
\nThe above link is to Goal 6 from the UN’s List of Sustainable Development Goals.
\nGoal 6:\u00a0 Ensure access to “clean” water and sanitation for all
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Through appreciation of water, people are reminded of their natural, pristine awareness. (Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, Learning Cherokee Ways: The Ywahoo Path p.53)<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow the stream to the next page for some Inspiration<\/a><\/em> or go right to the Action<\/a> page to see what you can do.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Challenges 1. What’s Actually Behind Cape Town’s Water Crisis \u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2018\/02\/cape-town-water-crisis\/553076\/ “By current calculations, \u201cDay Zero,\u201d the dystopian term for the date by which the city is expected to run out of water, and when all water will be rerouted to emergency pick up points, is June 4. This will mark the first time that a major modern city has … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":430,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852,"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions\/852"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunray.org\/ngo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}