By Business Daily
A future Armageddon where mankind, animals and plants die from water scarcity following years of global warming has been dismissed as alarmist. They shouldn’t. We are facing a catastrophe of biblical proportions unless we act now.
It has been said that the next big war will be waged over resources, mainly water. It’s one of those clichés that ought to be repeated, again and again, until the message sinks in that we must, as a matter of urgency, re-look at our natural resources afresh, figure out what we are doing wrong and halt the plunge into the unknown.
Today, a billion people do not have access to clean and reliable drinking water. This is an unacceptable figure. Two million people, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), die every year from avoidable waterborne diseases. The majority of those affected are children below five years. It need not be like this.
Even though Africa contributes an insignificant amount to global warming, the continent has borne the brunt of climate change. According to the United Nations Fact Sheet on Climate Change, the continent contributes a mere two to three percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial sources.
Yet, the continent has been buffeted by the effects of climate change to no end. Read more>>
