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Walk highlights water issues
SHARJAH - Skyline University College celebrated World Water Day by organising “Walk for Thirsty” at Al Qasba in Sharjah on Thursday.
Marwan Al Sarkal, COO of Shurooq, said UAE residents are still among the largest water consumers in the world, with a daily consumption of around 550 litres per day which is three times the global average.
“Parallel to the overall economic and tourism developments, the UAE also excelled in carbon emissions per capita which became the highest in the world in 2008,” said Dr Rashid Alleem, Director-General, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah.
“The UAE spends nearly Dh11.8 billion per year on the production of desalinated water to ensure its fast growing needs of drinking. Water is essential for urban development and plays a fundamental role in life.
“However, the biggest problem with water is its scarcity and quality. The youth has a larger role to play in taking certain steps themselves as well as encouraging others to minimise their water conservation,” added Dr Alleem.
“There are seven billion people to feed on the planet today and another two billion are expected to join by 2050,” Neha Swaminathan, a sixth standard student of DPS School Sharjah, said.
“Statistics show that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water everyday.
“However, most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1kg of beef, for example, consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1kg of wheat ‘drinks up’ 1,500 litres,” Neha added.
Dr Amitabh Upadhya, Dean of Skyline University College, said, “Some of the main environmental issues in the UAE are declining natural vegetation, increasing overgrazing on rangelands and desertification.”
Moreover, the extensive groundwater pumping has led to a rise in soil salinity levels and effluents from the oil industry have contributed to increased air pollution.
“CO2 emissions in the UAE increased at 3.9 per cent to reach 169.4 million metric tonnes during 2009,” he added.
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