Tuesday, December 13, 2011

P.4

In conclusion, we have mentioned the causes of the water shortage problem and also the solutions. The causes are, deserts cover 60% of the country, and this reduces the available water sources. The total population is very high and that leads to increased rates of consumption. Dams assigned to power generation Pollution and prevent the water. In the other hand, water conservation is an effective solution; Recycled water is another viable solution, monitoring the farms to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer, agreements with other countries to exchange water, are also part of the long term water health of the country.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

P3

There are many solutions for dealing with water shortages. The most cost-effective and common is water conservation but other viable methods do exist. Desalination plants,, reclaimed water usage, and cloud seeding are other water shortage solutions whose viability is currently being discussed. Recycled water is another viable option in times of water shortages. Recycled water is wastewater that has been treated and had contaminants removed. Though the health aspects of recycled water are controversial, most experts agree that it is safe for everything but drinking. In Uzbekistan some decisions and agreements have to be made, inside and outside the country, to resolve this issue. The government should monitor farms to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer, and to maintain the ground water free from pollution. Outside decisions that impact, Uzbekistan must conceder to with the country’s need help their water shortage, especially with Asia upper countries, because the main revers come from them, they must try to reach a peaceful solution to the revers problems.

P 2


One of the countries that suffers water shortage is Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, with a total area of 447 400 km².It became independent from the Soviet Union in August 1991. We can divide Uzbekistan in to an area of three zones, desert which covers 60% of the country, fertile valleys and mountains in the east. As a result of sand covers a big part of the country, and this reduces the available water sources and that is one of the causes of water shortage. The total population is estimated at 23.2 million (1996), of which about 58% is rural. The average population density is about 52 inhabitants/km², which is the highest of the five Central Asian republics. This level of population density has increased the rate of consumption and this poses a threat to water levels in the country. The fall of the Soviet Union is a major factor in the emergence of the water problem in Uzbekistan, the upper countries in Asia Minor established dams to generate hydroelectric power and this led to the pollution of a large proportion of the water because of the torpedoes. Uzbekistan is famous for the export of cotton; they try to keep that at maximum by using too much chemical fertilizers. This caused contaminate the groundwater, and so one of the important source of the natural sources.