Clean Water
By: Diana
9 April, 2025
Has it every occurred to you that the earth, which seems composed half of water through its many
water bodies, is filled with 75% water but only 2.5% of that is clean?
You’re probably wondering; We get water everywhere, there is water in the oceans, in the rivers, in the
seas. Everyone already has enough! But the real question should be, is this water clean? To some
people, impure water is probably the rainwater as it combines with dirt, or soil, but it’s more than that.
While dirt and soil do make water dirty, what makes it truly impure is the disease and virus it carries
through it. The disease it spreads, the widespread virus it causes. Cholera, for instance, is a carrier of
disease bacteria mostly coming from impure water.
The call for clean water
Water and sanitation are a fundamental right of every human being, and as deduced by the United
Nations, Sustainable Development Goal 6, “Clean Water & Sanitation” takes up a spot in the 17 most
pressing issues in the world. 86% percent of the world’s human population does not have access to
clean water, and this has led to the spread of diseases in small towns, including harmful viruses such as
typhoid, cholera, as well as polio. 30% of the world’s medical crises and virus spreads root from the lack
of clean water within rural towns and villages. Water is a fundamental right of every human, but what
good is it if the water isn’t even clean? When a person takes a sip of water to quench their thirst, and
they fall sick right after? Not only that, but water first and foremost a means of living for humans. We
need food and water to survive.
It’s impact in real-time
Picture this: You live in a village with a very low water supply, and when water was brought to the
town’s people after a long day, you rushed out of your home to take a sip and quench your thirst. Little
did you know, the water’s light brown color, which seemed like nothing at first, was a carrier of cholera,
a potentially life-threatening disease that causes diarrheal affection throughout your body. Due to the
amount of people that took a consumed that water, there was an extremely quick spread of the disease.
Within minutes, the village was infected by cholera and the condition of every villager began to
deteriorate. Although a situation like this seems almost impossible to take place, it does. Villages across
countries such as India, Africa, and so many more, face issues like this on a weekly basis. The urgency for
clean water is severe, and we need to spread awareness.
Call for Action
In conclusion, the call for clean water is real, and we need to make a change. This can start with actions
as small as wastewater treatments, sending our wasted water to recycling centers so it can be reused
and cleaned by people, conserving the water we are fortunate enough to get by taking shorter showers
and making sure you switch off your tap. As well as reducing our plastic waste and reducing the use of
plastic in our daily lives. We should all come together to help the less fortunate in our community and
try to contribute to SDG 6. Finally, through our little efforts, we can help the water supply become
cleaner worldwide.
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