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Australian Water Crisis

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University of New South Wales

   

Water Demand and Supply (GEOS1701)

   

Added on  2020-03-01

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GEOS1701 - This paper shall help in understanding that water is a scarce resource in Australia and thus its supply is limited compared to its rising demand.  Shortage of water have significant implications on the economy’s performance since all sectors are dependent on water for production.Agriculture is the primary sector that has really felt the squeeze of this water scarcity. 

Australian Water Crisis

   

University of New South Wales

   

Water Demand and Supply (GEOS1701)

   Added on 2020-03-01

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Running Head: Australian Water CrisisAustralian Water Demand and SupplyBy (Name)(Tutor)(University)(Date)
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Australian Water Crisis2Australian Water Demand and SupplyIntroductionAustralian is an economy that is being faced by the scarcity of water. The amount of rainfall received in some parts of this economy is too low such that some areas have turned to semi-deserts. It is not clear as to what is the real factor causing water crisis all over the world; many nations are struggling with the challenge of low supply of water. It’s globally agreeable that water is the basic source of life and thus an important resource that should be maintained at higher supply level for an economy to thrive well. Shortage of water have significant implications on the economy’s performance since all sectors are dependent on water for production (Tranter, 2015). Agriculture is the primary sector that has really felt the squeeze of this water scarcity. Most of the rivers have low water levels; due to drying of some areas, the water level has gone down. This has resulted in the restriction on irrigation water which in turn has greatly undermined the productivity of the agricultural sector (Ejaz, Hanjra and Ward, 2015). This papershall discuss the various climatic changes that are responsible for the Australian water crisis and also some other contributing factors. The Australian water consumers’ awareness will be raised on the present water condition and will understand why the government is employing various policies. They will also develop a personal sense of water conservation. By considering the various factors behind the current situation, recommendations drawn may be crucial to the government in decision making towards controlling the situation. This paper shall help in understanding that water is a scarce resource in Australia and thus its supply is limited compared to its rising demand. AnalysisWhigham (2017) wrote an article known as “The approaching crisis: Is the world runningout of water?” this article was meant to create an awareness of the current Australian water crisis. It tells about some of the factors responsible for causing such a crisis and the various policies that the government has enacted so as to satisfy the rising demand with the scarce water resource. In his notion of how the Australian supply of water was endless and that taps never went dry, Whigham is trying to let us know that Australia was an economy of plentiful supply of water. The question now is “where did this shortage come from?” the article emphasizes on the need to abate the current water consumption pattern; it pointed out that without this, a large
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