Introduction
Natural resources are essential to humans because they provide them with vital needs. They include the access to clean water, which supports breathing, nutrition, development, expected growth and all physiological processes. With this component, the population’s quality of life is greatly improved. Providing clean water is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (2 and 6) that must be achieved for a healthy life.
The Importance of Clean Water for Public Health
Maintaining Public Health and Disease Prevention Through Clean Water
First, the availability of clean water is necessary to maintain public health and avoid various diseases. Water is used for drinking, so dissolved substances can affect the body’s vital functions. For example, contamination with bacteria, heavy metals, and other substances can lead to intestinal diseases such as diarrhea or inflammation (Shehu and Fibha). Diseases lead to reduced quality of life, so access to clean water is critical for the population.
The Role of Clean Water in Quenching Thirst and Hunger
Secondly, clean water is used to quench the population’s thirst and hunger. Drinking clean water eliminates problems with exhaustion and weakness because it restores the salt and oxygen content to normal. Using clean water in agriculture increases the chance of growing healthy fruits and vegetables (Shehu and Fibha). Its availability increases the number of nutritious foods and reduces the effects of living in rural areas.
Clean Water as an Essential Sanitary Criterion for Public Health
Thirdly, clean water is an essential sanitary criterion for public health. Without clean water, vital processes such as metabolism, digestion, growth and maturation will be exacerbated. The issue of access to water is part of socio-economic inequality, so the lack of water in regions has a pronounced differentiation (Mueller and Gasteyer). Unless the state and society focus their energies on access to water, countries’ human resources can be expected to decline.
Conclusion
Consequently, the availability of clean water is critical in all areas of life. Clean water protects people from developing diseases because of its dissolved substances. Water allows for the partial elimination of hunger through the direct provision of water and its impact on agriculture. Water is an indicator of a population’s quality of life, affecting health, opportunities for normal development, and socio-economic inequality.
Works Cited
Mueller, J. Tom, and Stephen Gasteyer. “The Widespread and Unjust Drinking Water and Clean Water Crisis in the United States.” Nature Communications, vol. 12, 1. 2021. Web.
Shehu, Bala, and Fibha Nazim. “Clean Water and Sanitation for All: Study on SDGs 6.1 and 6.2 Targets with State Policies and Interventions in Nigeria.” The 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 2022. Web.