THE GEOGRAPHY?S PERSPECTIVE
EBURU, PETER INYA (Ph.D.)
OMEJE VICTOR UCHECHUKWU.
ITEM VICTOR KELECHI
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY.
EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO.
Abstract.
Before the 19th century, there were limited problems with respect to water shortages or water stress. However, within the 20th and the early part of this 21st century, in both developed and developing countries, there is growing disparity between the available supplies and the ever-increasing demands for water. Several organizations have predicted extensive shortage of water supply (the organization for economic co-operation and development, 2012; World Bank, 2012). This anticipated shortages or water stress is dependent on the ever-increasing population. It is expected that by2050 world population will reach 9 billion (United Nations, 2000). This shortfall in supply is the critical dilemma concerning the earth?s water resources and their use by the human race. This is the critical problem facing man kind today, especially those in the developing countries. Based on this, the paper examines the variable distribution of water resource on the earth. The paper further concludes that man kind is faced with the problem of water shortages. As a result of this conclusion, the paper recommends various measures that can be taken to advert the havoc this shortage could bring.
Keywords: Vagaries, Variability, Water, Resources, Earth and Human Race.
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