WATER GOVERNANCE: THE FUTURE OF GROWTH WITH FOOD AND WATER

João Almeida Santos,Arnoldo José De Hoyos Guevara,Maria Cristina Sanches Amorim

doi:10.24212/2179-3565.2017v8i3p118-128

Abstract

Forecasts for the next four decades are warning about shortage of water and food, particularly in developing economies. The demand for food will increase because of population growth, especially in developing economies. The problem is reinforced by the lack of water and reduction in food production. Today the consumption of water for food production is high because people do not realize that this is a scarce resource and that can definitely missing. We must create a policy for the management of water and that people are informed that it is not possible to use the feature without any control. The governance of water is important to establish ways and use control mechanisms and implementation of the resource in the various production processes. The waste during the manufacturing process is very high because: a) there is no control on the amount that should be applied to each type of agricultural product; b) the irrigation process is still done by equipment spraying water in large quantities; c) as water is still abundant for the current agricultural production in producing countries, there is no investment in machinery or equipment that can reduce water consumption; d) government authorities in developing countries do not plan and do not make any kind of control on the use of water or water governance; e) the food production process is carried out intensively and in large areas, it produces a single product and this requires large amounts of water.

Highlights

This article proposes a discussion around the issue of water use, today without any control by the consumer
Population growth must accompany the increase in food production and this presses the use of available resources, water is perhaps the most basic resource; and already in countries like Yemen 50% of the population struggle daily to find or buy enough clean water to drink or grow food
The waste during the manufacturing process is very high because: a there is no control on the amount that should be applied to each type of agricultural product; b the irrigation process is still done by equipment spraying water in large quantities; c as water is still abundant for the current agricultural production in producing countries, there is no investment in machinery or equipment that can reduce water consumption; d government authorities in developing countries do not plan and do not make any kind of control on the use of water or water governance; e the food production process is carried out intensively and in large areas, it produces a single product and this requires large amounts of water

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Introduction

This article proposes a discussion around the issue of water use, today without any control by the consumer. Population growth must accompany the increase in food production and this presses the use of available resources, water is perhaps the most basic resource; and already in countries like Yemen 50% of the population struggle daily to find or buy enough clean water to drink or grow food Regions where the climate was defined by periods of regular rainfall began to have problems with the lack of it. This issue generated a pressure on this water resources, with consequent change in behavior the people because the water shortage is inevitable. We are the XXI century, the figures indicate that at least 780 million people do not have access to clean drinking water; some 2.5 billion people lack access to safe sanitation systems. With a simple solution to provide clean water and sanitation systems this problem could be avoided every year

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