Water crisis is getting worse, how to give water value?
Water crisis is getting worse, how to give water value?
06 Apr 2021
March 22 is World Water Day. Today, 2.2 billion people in the world still do not have access to safe drinking water. The goal of the United Nations is to provide water and sanitation for all by 2030. Therefore, it is of great significance to deeply understand the value of water, care for and cherish water.
In the past few decades, there have been many international discussions about "what is water" and the meaning of water, and many articles and books have been published to discuss this topic, such as "The Meaning of Water" by Vanonika. , Linton's "What is Water" and other more influential works. The reason for these questions is that "what is water" seems to be known to everyone, but in fact, not everyone has enough knowledge and knowledge. Many people have even very poor knowledge and knowledge about water. The perception of the value of water in society tends to be simplified. This will inevitably affect people's judgment on the value of water, and then affect people's attitudes and behaviors of caring for and cherishing water, and is not conducive to building a harmonious relationship between humans and water.
Water is not only a natural substance that sustains life, but also an important construction element of human society and culture. It has played an important role in driving the development of human society. Without water, not only human life cannot be continued, but human society cannot be maintained either. The multi-dimensional value of water in human society is worthy of our in-depth understanding.
Water is a kind of power substance that drives the development of human social productivity, and water builds human productivity. Water energy also played an important role in the process of European industrial revolution. In modern times, the conversion of water energy to electric energy has played a huge role in the development of human society. Today, hydropower has become the most important clean energy for mankind. This is the value of water that we most easily understand. To build a water-friendly society, the whole society must have a scientific understanding of water and an understanding of the multi-dimensional value of water, and build water-friendly values on this basis, and strive to let everyone care for and cherish water. , So as to restrict our behavior towards water and build a water-friendly society. This will become an important social value foundation for the construction of ecological civilization.
We should not regard water as just an ordinary consumer product and commodity, nor can its value be simply measured by money. We should regard water as a material related to the long-term survival of our human beings, and even treat water. Rise to the moral level. Human society needs to weigh the development and utilization of water resources from its own long-term interests, use water more efficiently and greenly, care for and cherish water more. Enhance scientific understanding of water, form water-friendly values, and have an in-depth understanding of the value of water from history to reality. This requires the joint efforts of the whole society.
For safe drinking water, there are continuous technological developments to solve this human problem. The atmospheric water generator is one of the solutions. It obtains water from the atmosphere and passes through a filtration system to obtain healthy drinking water resources.